What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
STEVE PREFONTAINEI run to see who has the most guts.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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What I want is to be number one.
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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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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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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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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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