If he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
STEVE PREFONTAINENo 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.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
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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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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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I run to see who has the most guts.
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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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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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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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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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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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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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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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Nobody likes tainted victories.
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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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