Frank Shorter Quotes


The 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.


Citations

Shorter, Frank. Quoted in Sandrock, Michael. Running with the Legends. Human Kinetics, 1996.

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Frank Shorter
Frank Shorter
  • Born: October 31, 1947
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Frank Charles Shorter is 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 success, along with the achievements of other American runners, is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States during the 1970s.