No matter how hard you train, Somebody will train harder. No matter how hard you run, Somebody will run harder. No matter how hard you want it, Somebody will want it more, I am Somebody.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA race is a work of art.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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Running gives me confidence.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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