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.
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running? Steve Prefontaine
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
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 can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain. Steve Prefontaine
I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain.
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
You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
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 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. Steve Prefontaine
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.
When people go to a track meet, they're looking for something, a world record, something that hasn't been done before. You get all this magnetic energy, people focusing on one thing at the same time. I really get excited about it. It makes me want to comp Steve Prefontaine
When people go to a track meet, they're looking for something, a world record, something that hasn't been done before. You get all this magnetic energy, people focusing on one thing at the same time. I really get excited about it. It makes me want to comp
Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started. Steve Prefontaine
Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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. Steve Prefontaine
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.
"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."
"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."