Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
STEVE PREFONTAINESome people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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A race is a work of art.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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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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I like to make something beautiful when I run … it’s style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.
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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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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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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
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