Frank Shorter

My goal is to break three hours in a marathon. ”

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time. ”

Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again. ”

Really, I think that going out and playing with your friends is kind of becoming a lost art, with the kids in the neighborhood. ”

I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it. ”

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe. ”

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience. ”

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing. ”

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. ”

The marathon is all about energy management. I had planned to run it like a track race with strategic surges to blow up my competitors by putting them into oxygen debt, so that is the way I prepared. ”