Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
STEVE PREFONTAINEEvery 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?’
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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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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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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No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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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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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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