black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

Steve Prefontaine

You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Inspirational Myself Need Thankful Weakness Wrong Yourself
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Competition Hard Work Inspirational Motivational Myself Training
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Children Confidence Fun Learning Myself Run Slow
What I want is to be number one.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Best Goal Inspirational Motivational Myself One Liner
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Failure One Liner Preparation Yourself
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Belief Dedication Friendship Love Loyalty Missing Principle Warm Yourself
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Art People Race Understand Way Work
Nobody likes tainted victories.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

One Liner Victory Win
I can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Endurance Myself Pain Tolerance Win
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Competition International Man Myself Run
You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Motivational Run Satisfaction Success Time Wonderful Yourself
Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Afraid Give Up Goodness Greatness Inspirational
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, ‘I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.’ It’s more than just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Beautiful Creation Creative Music People Race Run Stop Style Yourself
A race is a work of art.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Art One Liner Race Work
Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Myself Voice Wait
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Field Forget Ideas Lose Myself People Run

Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Steve Prefontaine Quotes