No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
STEVE PREFONTAINEMy 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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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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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A race is a work of art.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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