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

Steve Prefontaine

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

Steve Prefontaine

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

Steve Prefontaine

"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

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

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

Steve Prefontaine

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

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

Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.

Steve Prefontaine

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

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.

Steve Prefontaine