A race is a work of art.
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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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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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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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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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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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