21 Frank Shorter Quotes for You to Enjoy

Frank Shorter

American Athlete

Born: Oct 31, 1947

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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

Me Experience Important Relaxed Focusing Running Part Returns How Passes Going Just Taught Racing Keep Keep Going Eventually Fast Flow

Again, racing for me was about energy management. Frank Shorter

Me Management Energy About Again Racing

Because running fast is more fun than running slow. Frank Shorter

Slow Running More Because Than Fun Fast

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

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Hills are speedwork in disguise. Frank Shorter

Disguise Hills

I also held several masters running titles. Frank Shorter

Several Running Also Masters Titles Held

I think he had a wake-up call. It's a different kind of race, and I think maybe he didn't take it quite as seriously as he might have, but you can bet he learned a lot of lessons. Frank Shorter

You Seriously Think Kind Bet Take Had He Call Learned Lot Wake-Up Call Quite Maybe Different Race Might Different Kind Lessons

I was actually going to law school in 1972. Frank Shorter

Law School Law School Going Actually

It is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing. Frank Shorter

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So, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer. Frank Shorter

Work Saying Lawyer Way Out Stuff Least Work Out Olympic

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

Work Training Patient Out Must Runner Easy Seek Potential Combinations Learn Persistent Patiently Them Realize Racing Means Hard Elite

There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff. Frank Shorter

You People Long Before Own Think Validity Out Some Points Had Stuff Also Obviously Because Doing Been Your

When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something you need rather than something the child needs. Frank Shorter

Needs You Remember Become Caring About Something Rather Point Over Perhaps Involved Because Always Than Child Children Your Need

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience. Frank Shorter

Day Experience Way Run Totally Winning Had Mostly Because Undoubtedly Yes Won Gold Gold Medal Biggest Medal Prepared Satisfying Career

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