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 PREFONTAINEThe 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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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Running gives me confidence.
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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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I’ve been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don’t go out and just run. There’s an offense and a defense.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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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 kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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