What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
STEVE PREFONTAINEDon’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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 be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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