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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.

Steve Prefontaine

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Blood Inspirational Motivational Tough 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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Children Confidence Fun Learning Myself Run Slow
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Motivational Run Satisfaction Success Time Wonderful Yourself
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Competition Hard Work Inspirational Motivational Myself Training
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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Easy Field Myself Race Run Track
Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Difficult Faith Motivational Run True Try World Yourself
Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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Afraid Give Up Goodness Greatness Inspirational
Nobody likes tainted victories.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

One Liner Victory Win
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 PREFONTAINE

Field Forget Ideas Lose Myself People Run
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
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Art Beautiful Creation Music Myself People Run Word
You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Inspirational Myself Need Thankful Weakness Wrong Yourself
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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Beautiful Creation Creative Music People Race Run Stop Style Yourself
I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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Excitement Myself People 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
A race is a work of art.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Art One Liner Race Work

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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