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 PREFONTAINEI can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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 I want is to be number one.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Running gives me confidence.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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