Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.
STEVE PREFONTAINEMy philosophy is that I’m an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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I can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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What I want is to be number one.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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As far as being a coach, it’s always fascinated me. It’s a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you’re dealing with people.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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No matter how hard you train, Somebody will train harder. No matter how hard you run, Somebody will run harder. No matter how hard you want it, Somebody will want it more, I am Somebody.
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A race is a work of art.
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Running gives me confidence.
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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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