Frank Shorter

Athlete

1947-10-31

Books by Frank Shorter

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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.
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There'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.
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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.
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You don't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.
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Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.
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