Frank Shorter Quotes

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

The field is fantastic, great runners, so the best you can do is stay in control, pace yourself well, and then utilise it when you can do better.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

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

In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.

I can do anything for 25 minutes.

A lot of the guys worry about their form. For me, it is just about being persistent and patient.

I've learned that if I can convince myself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other, then I can run as far as I want to.

I try to push myself a little every day. For me, it's doing 10 more seconds of whatever I'm working on. So if I'm on the treadmill sprinting my butt off or doing a grueling core workout, I think to myself, 'You can do 10 more seconds, and you'll be that much mentally stronger.' After a while, those 10 seconds add up!

Always be focused and never let it go - that's something I've learned so much. I learned that from Simeone.

Don't think about the 50 reps ahead of you, just the next 5.

Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.

The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.

I think for me I've always loved being in the water and I love training and I love being at the pool so you know it's not a chore for me to go training, but come race day I would never just train to train - I train to race.

You cannot win if you cannot run.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.

No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

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.