Frank Shorter Quotes

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Frank Shorter

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 31, 1947

Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again.

Frank Shorter

What you did was live on very little. I think all of us that were competing - Bill is the same way - you don't need much to live.

Frank Shorter

I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.

Frank Shorter

The potential elite runner must realize that hard means hard, easy means easy and they must patiently seek out what combinations work for them. They have to learn to be persistent and patient with their training and racing.

Frank Shorter

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

Frank Shorter

Again, racing for me was about energy management.

Frank Shorter

As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.

Frank Shorter

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.

Frank Shorter

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

Frank Shorter

For the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.

Frank Shorter

I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.

Frank Shorter

I also held several masters running titles.

Frank Shorter

I plan to be running as long as I can and have no plans to stop.

Frank Shorter

I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time.

Frank Shorter

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon.

Frank Shorter