Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
STEVE PREFONTAINETo give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of 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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A race is a work of art.
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As far as being a coach, it’s always fascinated me. It’s a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you’re dealing with people.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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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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