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
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.
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.
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.
sports running track
I run to see who has the most guts.
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.
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.
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.