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
running dream giving-up
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're too small Pre', 'You're not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN.
running crazy nuts
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running?
running winning race
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.
motivational beautiful running
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 a style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.
running track feelings
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
winning race guy
If you can't win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record.
running track aviation
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
running pain race
A lot of people run a race to see who is 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.
running coward fatigue
Don't let fatigue make a coward of you.
pain winning mets
I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain.
inspirational-running track auditions
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
motivational success softball
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.
weak said needed
You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong.
life suicide running
The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.