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?’
STEVE PREFONTAINEYou said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good 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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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