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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/the-potential-elite-runner-must-realize-that-hard-means-hard-easy/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

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## More by Frank Shorter

> [What you did was live on very little. I think all of us that were competing - Bill is the same way - you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/what-you-did-was-live-on-very-little-i-think-all-of-us-that-were/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [Again, racing for me was about energy management.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/again-racing-for-me-was-about-energy-management/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/when-you-first-run-up-first-avenue-in-new-york-if-you-don-t-get-goose/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/the-irony-of-that-is-what-makes-it-kind-of-ironic-is-when-you-do/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/when-i-am-totally-race-fit-i-don-t-worry-about-breathing-or-technique/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/when-you-are-caring-about-your-children-perhaps-you-always-have-to/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/the-marathon-is-all-about-energy-management-i-had-planned-to-run-it/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/i-admire-runners-older-than-i-they-are-now-my-heroes-i-want-to-be/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/in-other-words-we-have-marketed-our-way-into-this-health-crisis/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [ The thing that makes \[Bob\] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/the-thing-that-makes-bob-kennedy-so-good-is-that-he-doesn-t-have-a/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/i-want-my-time-spent-running-to-serve-as-a-reward/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/i-started-in-law-school-in-71-and-graduated-in-74-so-i-was-training/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It's as simple as that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/my-goal-has-always-been-to-slow-down-as-slowly-as-possible-it-s-as/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [The weather is perfect. The gods are shining on us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/the-weather-is-perfect-the-gods-are-shining-on-us/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

> [It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/it-is-not-the-time-spent-with-the-child-at-their-activity-that-is/)

[Frank Shorter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-shorter/)

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