You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
STEVE PREFONTAINEI’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.
More Steve Prefontaine Quotes
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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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Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
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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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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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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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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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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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What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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Running gives me confidence.
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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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I don’t just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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