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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

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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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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My philosophy is that I’m an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.
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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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What I want is to be number one.
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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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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.
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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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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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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.
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