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
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.
You don't rub 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.
I graduated from Yale in 1969, from the University of Florida Law School in 1974, and passed the Colorado bar and was admitted in 1975.
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.
Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.
I admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.
You train best where you are the happiest.
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.
In other words we have marketed our way into this health crisis.
My goal has always been to slow down as slowly as possible. It's as simple as that.
I want my time spent running to serve as a reward.
As I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.