You have to forget your last marathon before you try another. Your mind can't know what's coming.
Frank ShorterThere's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.
Frank ShorterYes, 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 ShorterExperience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.
Frank ShorterI admire runners older than I - they are now my heroes. I want to be like them as I grow older.
Frank ShorterYou 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.
Frank ShorterThree half-mile repeats on the track at 5-K race pace with a short recovery jog in between shouldn't scare anyone away-and it will improve your speed.
Frank ShorterI 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.
Frank ShorterFor the novice runner, I'd say to give yourself at least 2 months of consistently running several times a week at a conversational pace before deciding whether you want to stick with it. Consistency is the most important aspect of training at this point.
Frank ShorterBeing in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.
Frank ShorterNumbers don't lie. You always seem to remember your workouts as being a little better than they were. It's good to go back and review what you do.
Frank ShorterWhen you first run up First Avenue in New York, if you don't get goose bumps, theres something wrong with you.
Frank ShorterIt is just called Continuing Legal Education. You can go to lectures, you can even listen to tapes on airplanes - they want you to stay current. So you do have to stay current to maintain your license even if you are not practicing.
Frank ShorterAs I've been able to once again gain the benefits of speed work, I'm enjoying my running more and more.
Frank ShorterSo, in a way I was hedging and saying that if the Olympic stuff doesn't work out at least I can be a lawyer.
Frank ShorterThe thing that makes [Bob] Kennedy so good is that he doesn't have a fear of losing. He was willing to go to Europe and get hammered.
Frank ShorterThe 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.
Frank ShorterIt is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go.
Frank ShorterHow did I know you ran a 4:30 mile in high school? That's easy. Everyone ran a 4:30 mile in high school.
Frank ShorterI started in law school in '71 and graduated in '74. So I was training for the Olympics, running or averaging around 20 miles a day and going to law school full time.
Frank ShorterThe irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective.
Frank ShorterI think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it.
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