Steve Prefontaine
You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.Collection: Weak
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.Collection: Inspirational Running
Don't let fatigue make a coward of you.Collection: Running
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.Collection: Running
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.Collection: Motivational
I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain.Collection: Pain
Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you.Collection: Motivational
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?Collection: Running
Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.Collection: Inspirational
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're too small Pre', 'You're not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN.Collection: Running
I run to see who has the most guts.Collection: Sports
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.Collection: Running
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.Collection: Loyalty
Running gives me confidence.Collection: Running
I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.Collection: Beautiful
A race is a work of art.Collection: Art
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races?Collection: Children
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.Collection: Running
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I runCollection: Beautiful
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.Collection: Running
Don’t let fatigue make a coward out of you.Collection: Running
Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.Collection: Running
I’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.Collection: Running
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.Collection: Competition