I run to see who has the most guts.
STEVE PREFONTAINEA race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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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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A race is a work of art.
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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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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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 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.
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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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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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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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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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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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What I want is to be number one.
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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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