If he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
STEVE PREFONTAINESuccess isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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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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What I want is to be number one.
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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of 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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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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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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 like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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