The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my competitors by putting them into oxygen debt, so that is the way I prepared. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
What you did was live on very little. I think all of us that were competing - Bill is the same way - you… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
When you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older. — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
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… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
I started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
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