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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA 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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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Running gives me confidence.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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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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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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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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