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Nobody likes tainted victories.

Steve Prefontaine

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.
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End Fast Myself Pain People Punishment Race Run
A race is a work of art.
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Art One Liner Race Work
Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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Difficult Faith Motivational Run True Try World Yourself
Running gives me confidence.
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Confidence Myself Run Sports
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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Field Forget Ideas Lose Myself People Run
Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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Myself Voice Wait
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Blood Inspirational Motivational Tough Yourself
What I want is to be number one.
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Best Goal Inspirational Motivational Myself One Liner
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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Deal Greatness Leadership People Responsibility Yourself
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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Crazy Kind Mad Run Time
Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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Afraid Give Up Goodness Greatness Inspirational
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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Beautiful Creation Creative Music People Race Run Stop Style Yourself
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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Art Artist Body Book Camera Myself Performance Philosophy See
I’ve been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don’t go out and just run. There’s an offense and a defense.
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Competition International Man Myself Run
I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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Excitement Myself People Run
I run to see who has the most guts.
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One Liner Run See

Nobody likes tainted victories.

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