I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
STEVE PREFONTAINEWhat I want is to be number one.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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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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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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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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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What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
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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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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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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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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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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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Running gives me confidence.
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