You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
STEVE PREFONTAINE
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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’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.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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What I want is to be number one.
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