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...
A lot of people run to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts. Steve Prefontaine
A lot of people run to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.
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
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.
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.
Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's style. It's do Steve Prefontaine
Some people create with words, or with music, or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's style. It's do
"I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting." Steve Prefontaine
"I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting."
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.
"How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'Your too small Pre', 'Your not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN." Steve Prefontaine
"How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'Your too small Pre', 'Your not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN."
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.
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways as they're capable of understanding. Steve Prefontaine
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways as they're capable of understanding.
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
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.
