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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEIf he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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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.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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