Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it. — Steve Prefontaine Bleed Copy Share Image
The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. — Steve Prefontaine Dies Copy Share Image
The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them? — Steve Prefontaine About Copy Share Image
Coos Bay is a sports-minded town. You had to be an athlete to be somebody. — Steve Prefontaine Athlete Copy Share Image
How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? — Steve Prefontaine Children Copy Share Image
I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting. — Steve Prefontaine Exciting Copy Share Image
What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running? — Steve Prefontaine Crazy Copy Share Image
Every once in a while I think, 'What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much… — Steve Prefontaine Busting Copy Share Image
I know places you better speak low if you've been to college. Men will come across the room and cold-deck you if… — Steve Prefontaine Better Copy Share Image
Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you. — Steve Prefontaine Difficult Copy Share Image
World records at 19. I don't want that. Later, yes. And when it comes, I'll learn to live with it, but it… — Steve Prefontaine First love 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 Exhausting 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… — Steve Prefontaine Blue 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… — Steve Prefontaine Football 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 Affected Copy Share Image
If I lose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself. But if it's a slow… — Steve Prefontaine Live 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 Doe Copy Share Image
For me, running against the Poles and Czechs would be like running against high school kids. And I hate all this gung-ho,… — Steve Prefontaine Alone 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 Beautiful Copy Share Image
PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You… — Steve Prefontaine Belief 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 Finish Copy Share Image
American athletes, especially distance runners, are at a big disadvantage against the rest of the world. We're expected to live by all… — Steve Prefontaine American 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… — Steve Prefontaine Art Copy Share Image
You probably choose x-country because you were too small to play football. — Steve Prefontaine Because Copy Share Image
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me. — Steve Prefontaine Easy Copy Share Image
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run. — Steve Prefontaine Feeling good Copy Share Image
I knew I had to show everybody that I could excel at something. But I didn't know what. — Steve Prefontaine Could Copy Share Image
