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 giving give-me
Running gives me confidence.
running giving people
I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting.
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.
people race sports
Most people race to see who is the fastest, I race to see who has the most guts.
running
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
good looks pace race suicide today
The only good race pace is suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die.
people run
A lot of people run to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.
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.
waiting want hey
Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.
running numbers want
What I want is to be number one.
beautiful running creative
I like to make something beautiful when I run ... it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative.
loyalty dedication family-and-friends
PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.
running ideas people
The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn't running his specialty. Mostly, the idea of losing in front of my people. They haven't forgotten about me.
running winning two
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.