Steve Prefontaine Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.”

“If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.”

“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.”

“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.”

“A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.”

“I run to see who has the most guts.”

“No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.”

“What I want is to be number one.”

“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.”

“Nobody likes tainted victories.”