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 PREFONTAINEKids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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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’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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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