Frank Shorter Quotes

I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports. I run marathons and I box. And that's my Puerto Rican flag hanging in Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing gym. I gave it to him. My last N.Y.C. marathon time I ran in three hours flat.

People are so easily impressed by running, but I run pretty frequently.

I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.

Running was the first thing I discovered that I was any good at.

I love to run, and I actually run quite a bit.

I probably train just as hard or harder as everybody.

I only think of my practice and running as fast as I can.

I run the most for every team that I play for. That's because I ran so much when I was younger.

I'm training like an animal. Nobody trains harder than me.

I'm active - I like playing football, but I'm not very good. I like running, but I'm not really fast.

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

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

Running a marathon is something I've always wanted to do.

I practice on the roads of Gaza as we don't have good stadiums and tracks so I gave my best.

I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.

Yes, my dad's a marathoner. He used to do sprint distances and then started marathoning. My mom is an endurance animal. She does three-day events like the Susan G. Komen three-day walk.

I dream about running all the time.

It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine.

I love running and I will always run.

Marathons are good training goals.

I've got a song called 'Salt Skin' because when you run in the heat it evaporates and you've got salt crystals on your face. I love that, because it means you've worked really hard.

We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.

I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

I came back after my surgery, throwing four to six miles harder than I did before.