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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.

Steve Prefontaine

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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Competition Hard Work Inspirational Motivational Myself Training
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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Field Forget Ideas Lose Myself People Run
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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Belief Dedication Friendship Love Loyalty Missing Principle Warm Yourself
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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Competition International Man Myself Run
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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Deal Greatness Leadership People Responsibility Yourself
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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Art People Race Understand Way Work
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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Art Beautiful Creation Music Myself People Run Word
Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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Myself Voice Wait
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.
STEVE PREFONTAINE

Motivational Run Satisfaction Success Time Wonderful Yourself
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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End Fast Myself Pain People Punishment Race Run
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Blood Inspirational Motivational Tough Yourself
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
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Children Confidence Fun Learning Myself Run Slow
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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Feeling Goodness Myself Run
What I want is to be number one.
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Best Goal Inspirational Motivational Myself One Liner
Running gives me confidence.
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Confidence Myself Run Sports
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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Crazy Kind Mad Run Time

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