Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting. — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
As far as being a coach, it's always fascinated me. It's a greater responsibility than most people give it credit for because… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
When people go to a track meet, they're looking for something, a world record, something that hasn't been done before. You get… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
This is my last year at Oregon, and it means a lot to me. The people have been great to me up… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
The idea of losing the three at Hayward Field and the idea of losing my specialty to someone who wasn't running his… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
Kids made fun of me because I was a slow learner, because I was hyperactive, because of a lot of things. Running gave me… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
I'm the one who has made all the sacrifices. Those are my American records, not the country's. — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them? — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
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… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
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.… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
