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.
STEVE PREFONTAINETo give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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