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.
STEVE PREFONTAINESomething inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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I’ve been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don’t go out and just run. There’s an offense and a defense.
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A race is a work of art.
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Running gives me confidence.
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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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What I want is to be number one.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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I can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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Every once in a while I think, ‘What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?’
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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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