If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
STEVE PREFONTAINEI don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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Running gives me confidence.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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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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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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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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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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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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A race is a work of art.
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