A race is a work of art.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA race is a work of art.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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