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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEI’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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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Running gives me confidence.
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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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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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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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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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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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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A race is a work of art.
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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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