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 PREFONTAINESomebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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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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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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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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Running gives 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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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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