What I want is to be number one.
STEVE PREFONTAINEIf 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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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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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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A race is a work of art.
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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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.
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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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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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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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