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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEDon’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good 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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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