You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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A race is a work of art.
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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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