Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
STEVE PREFONTAINEWhat I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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Every once in a while I think, ‘What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not 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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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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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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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You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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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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