I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
STEVE PREFONTAINENo 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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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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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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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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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What I want is to be number one.
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A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.
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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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