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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-shorter/i-think-he-had-a-wake-up-call-it-s-a-different-kind-of-race-and-i/)

[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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