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> [Running gives me confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/running-gives-me-confidence/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

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## More by Steve Prefontaine

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/as-far-as-being-a-coach-it-s-always-fascinated-me-it-s-a-greater/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/kids-made-fun-of-me-because-i-was-a-slow-learner-because-i-was/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [What does it prove, running in the AAU meet?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/what-does-it-prove-running-in-the-aau-meet/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/i-m-going-to-work-so-that-it-s-a-pure-guts-race-at-the-end-and-if-it/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/when-people-go-to-a-track-meet-they-re-looking-for-something-a-world/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [I'm the one who has made all the sacrifices. Those are my American records, not the country's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/i-m-the-one-who-has-made-all-the-sacrifices-those-are-my-american/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [A race is a work of art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/a-race-is-a-work-of-art/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/the-aau-doesn-t-care-about-the-athletes-why-should-i-care-about-them/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [Running gives me confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/running-gives-me-confidence/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [To hell with love of country - I compete for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/to-hell-with-love-of-country-i-compete-for-myself/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [People say I should be running for a gold medal for the old red, white and blue and all that bull, but it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/people-say-i-should-be-running-for-a-gold-medal-for-the-old-red-white/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/my-philosophy-is-that-i-m-an-artist-i-perform-an-art-not-with-a-paint/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/no-one-will-ever-win-a-5-000-meter-by-running-an-easy-two-miles-not/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [It's not who's the best - it's who can take the most pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/it-s-not-who-s-the-best-it-s-who-can-take-the-most-pain/)

[Steve Prefontaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prefontaine/)

> [I decided that if I was going to continue in track, that I didn't want to lose, that I wasn't going to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prefontaine/i-decided-that-if-i-was-going-to-continue-in-track-that-i-didn-t-want/)

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