Steve Prefontaine
Steve Prefontaine
Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontainewas an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics. Prefontaine once held the American record in seven different distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine died in May 1975 at the age of 24 in an automobile accident...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth25 January 1951
CountryUnited States of America
Steve Prefontaine quotes about
running
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
good looks pace race suicide today
The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.
inspirational motivational leadership
To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.
running want matter
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.
running distance track
Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
weak said needed
You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
motivational success softball
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.
inspirational-running track auditions
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
running pain race
A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.
pain winning mets
I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain.
running coward fatigue
Don't let fatigue make a coward of you.
running track feelings
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
running track aviation
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
running winning race
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.