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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEDon’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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