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.
STEVE PREFONTAINEWhat I want is to be number one.
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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Something inside of me just said ‘Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,’ and I just took off.
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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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What I want is to be number one.
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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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’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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Don’t let fatigue make a coward of you.
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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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Running gives me confidence.
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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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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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Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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