"Most people race to see who is the fastest, I race to see who has the most guts."

Steve Prefontaine

If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Steve Prefontaine

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.

Steve Prefontaine

"The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die."

Steve Prefontaine

No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.

Steve Prefontaine

If you can't win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record.

Steve Prefontaine

What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?

Steve Prefontaine

It really gets grim until the competition begins. 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-satisf

Steve Prefontaine

I'll tell you one thing. I love every one of them. I've thought about the Olympic Games every day of my life since 1968, but there is a breaking point in each race when you wonder if all the sacrifice is really worth it. You think 'why should I do thi

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.

Steve Prefontaine

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Steve Prefontaine

"I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting."

Steve Prefontaine