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 PREFONTAINEPRE. 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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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 let fatigue make a coward of you.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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 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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A race is a work of art.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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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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No matter how hard you train, Somebody will train harder. No matter how hard you run, Somebody will run harder. No matter how hard you want it, Somebody will want it more, I am Somebody.
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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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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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