A race is a work of art.
STEVE PREFONTAINESteve Prefontaine Quotes
Full Name:Steve Roland “Pre” Prefontaine
Walk of life:Long-distance runner
Born:25 January 1951, US
Died:30 May 1975, US
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A race is a work of art.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
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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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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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