What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
STEVE PREFONTAINESomebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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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.
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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 don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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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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