Steve Prefontaine
Steve Prefontaine
Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontainewas an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics. Prefontaine once held the American record in seven different distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine died in May 1975 at the age of 24 in an automobile accident...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth25 January 1951
CountryUnited States of America
victory likes tainted
Nobody likes tainted victories.
running fun kids
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me confidence.
hard-work people track
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 compete even more. It makes it all worthwhile, all the hours of hard work.
running good-day race
If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.
running responsibility people
As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because you're dealing with people.
running giving give-me
Running gives me confidence.
children kids winning
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races?
art race works-of-art
A race is a work of art.
art philosophy book
My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.
running boys competition
I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't go out and just run. There's an offense and a defense.
running fun thinking
Every once in a while I think, 'What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?'
motivational running art
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.
running giving people
I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
running may beats
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.