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
sports running track
I run to see who has the most guts.
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 track feelings
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
running track aviation
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
inspirational-running track auditions
If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
running distance track
Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.
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.