Frank Shorter Quotes

I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand you're going to have ups and downs, but you need to keep running right through them.

When you're at your absolute, most exhausted... That's when you have to be at the top of your game.

I envision Hollywood as a race, and some people simply drop off before their turn comes around. It's all about stamina - your ability to get back up and keep going even though everything is pointing at the odds not being in your favor.

It doesn't really matter who you're playing. You just have to keep going at them.

Obviously understand what's at stake, and keep going. You just have to keep going, keep playing.

I live for the pressure, I live for the moments when I'm deep in the match, out of breath, hurt and feel like throwing up. It's in those moments that I push through, I keep punching, I keep going forward, because no matter what, I will never stop.

People who race bikes don't talk about crashes. They keep going.

Tiger, come on now, you've still got work to do. This round and golf tournament are not over. Hang in there and finish the race.

What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.

I am a distance runner, a marathoner... literally and figuratively.

Tennis is like, it gives you a lot of chances, but if you don't take those chances, it takes a lot of chances away from you. It's just the scoring pattern. We cannot dwell over a loss or a win for very long. We have no time to celebrate; we have no time to dwell; we have to move on. Wake up the next day and try and win the match.

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

I don't think about when it's going to stop and what you do before it stops. You just keep moving.

Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

No matter how bad things get you got to go on living, even if it kills you.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

The 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.

You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don't know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel.

Just put one foot in front of the other.

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

You've got to keep things flying.

Just keep going like crazy and look back when it's over. Otherwise you just get confused.

Never give up.

I just never, ever want to give up. Most battles are won in the 11th hour, and most people give up. If you give up once, it's quite hard. If you give up a second time, it's a little bit easier. Give up a third time, it's starting to become a habit.

Once we get into the groove, we're kind of like long-distance runners - that adrenalin kicks in for me and I just keep running - and I don't stop!