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Why shouldn't I do what I want to do... I'm an American citizen.

~Steve Prefontaine

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It's not who's the best - it's who can take the most pain.

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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 can win it.

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This is my last year at Oregon, and it means a lot to me. The people have been great to me up there, so if I have to run three races to win the Pac-8 title, I'll do it. Oh, sure, I'll probably be tired, but the people shouting will carry me across the finish line.

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Every once in a while I think, 'What am I doing out here running, busting myself up? Life could be so much easier. The other guys are out having fun, doing other things, why not me?'

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What I like most about track is the feeling I get inside after a good run.

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

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

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

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I'm the one who has made all the sacrifices. Those are my American records, not the country's.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 25th, 1951

Died: May 30th, 1975

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