You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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.
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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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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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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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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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You said I was weak. You said I couldn’t do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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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. 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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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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What I want is to be number one.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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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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