Steve Prefontaine Quotes

Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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My philosophy is that I’m an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.
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