I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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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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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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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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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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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