Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
STEVE PREFONTAINERunning gives me confidence.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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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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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.
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What I want is to be number one.
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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 kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn’t running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven’t forgotten about me.
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A race is a work of art.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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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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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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