Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics. Prefontaine once held the American record in s...
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Steve Prefontaine
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
"The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die." Steve Prefontaine
"The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die."
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. Steve Prefontaine
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
"Most people race to see who is the fastest, I race to see who has the most guts." Steve Prefontaine
"Most people race to see who is the fastest, I race to see who has the most guts."
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it. Steve Prefontaine
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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
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
If you can't win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record. Steve Prefontaine
If you can't win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record.
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. Steve Prefontaine
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
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. Steve Prefontaine
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.
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me. Steve Prefontaine
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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
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
A lot of people run a race to see who is the 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. Steve Prefontaine
A lot of people run a race to see who is the 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.
