Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
STEVE PREFONTAINESomething inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn’t running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven’t forgotten about me.
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If he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.
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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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Every once in a while I think, ‘What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?’
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I’ve been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don’t go out and just run. There’s an offense and a defense.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.
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A race is a work of art.
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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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