Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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. I like to make people stop and say, ‘I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.’ It’s more than just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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Running gives me confidence.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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What I want is to be number one.
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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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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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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 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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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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