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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Steve Prefontaine

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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

End Fast Myself Pain People Punishment Race Run
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

End Myself Pure Race Work
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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Move Run Support Yourself
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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Art People Race Understand Way Work
PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.
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Belief Dedication Friendship Love Loyalty Missing Principle Warm Yourself
Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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Myself Voice Wait
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Deal Greatness Leadership People Responsibility Yourself
Nobody likes tainted victories.
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One Liner Victory Win
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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Easy Fun Myself Run Thinking
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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Beautiful Better Creative Myself Run Style
Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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Distance Run Start Success Travel Yourself
Running gives me confidence.
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Confidence Myself Run Sports
You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
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Motivational Run Satisfaction Success Time Wonderful Yourself
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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Children Confidence Fun Learning Myself Run Slow
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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Goodness Myself Race Right Run Sports
A race is a work of art.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Art One Liner Race Work

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

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