To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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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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What I want is to be number one.
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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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