A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
STEVE PREFONTAINEHaving a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
STEVE PREFONTAINESuccess isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
STEVE PREFONTAINEKids 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 PREFONTAINENobody likes tainted victories.
STEVE PREFONTAINEDon’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
STEVE PREFONTAINESome 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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEWhat I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
STEVE PREFONTAINEYou cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
STEVE PREFONTAINEWhat I want is to be number one.
STEVE PREFONTAINENo one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA race is a work of art.
STEVE PREFONTAINENo 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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEI’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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEIf he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
STEVE PREFONTAINEI don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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