What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
STEVE PREFONTAINEHaving a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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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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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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Running gives me confidence.
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A race is a work of art.
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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 can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
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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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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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