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 PREFONTAINETo give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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I like to make something beautiful when I run … it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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What I want is to be number one.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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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’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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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.
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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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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.
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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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