Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
STEVE PREFONTAINEI like to make something beautiful when I run … it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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I can endure more pain then anyone you’ve met. That’s why I win, because I can endure more pain.
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The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn’t running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven’t forgotten about me.
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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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