Frank Shorter
Frank Shorter
Frank Charles Shorteris an American former long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His Olympic successes, along with the achievements of other American runners, are credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth31 October 1947
CityMunich, Germany
CountryUnited States of America
You have to know your body. It's part of the beauty of the training process, and once you've determined how much your body and mind can take, you can then begin to reach your potential.
Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next.
Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.
Hills are speedwork in disguise.
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves.
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.
For a moment in time on September 9, 1972 I was the luckiest person in the world. I was standing on the awards podium, inside the track and field stadium at the Olympic Games in Munich Germany, gazing through a blur of mild shock and tears, trying to focus on the American flag.
It's gotten to the point where American runners only show up to American-only prize money races. It's not really complicated. They won't show up unless you pay them, or it's an American-only prize money race.
Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again.
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.
How did I know you ran a 4:30 mile in high school? That's easy. Everyone ran a 4:30 mile in high school.