Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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What I want is to be number one.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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