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
Be willing to move forward and find out what happens next.
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.
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.
Really, I think that going out and playing with your friends is kind of becoming a lost art, with the kids in the neighborhood.
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.
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.
You don't rub 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.
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.
My goal is to break three hours in a marathon
Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again.
The weather is perfect. The gods are shining on us.
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.