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.
STEVE PREFONTAINETo give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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