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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.

Steve Prefontaine

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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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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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I run to see who has the most guts.
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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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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’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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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You have to wonder at times what you’re doing out there. Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.
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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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