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Did you ever run behind a slow pack? You get a trailing wind and a lot of body odor.

~Steve Prefontaine

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What I want is to be number one.

~Steve Prefontaine

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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.

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If I want to go to Europe and get thrashed by the Europeans, that's my business. Every race I lose I learn from and get tougher.

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It's hard to run a mile when you're not a miler and to kick when you've led all the way.

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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. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my art in front of the multitudes.

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Nobody likes tainted victories.

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

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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.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 25th, 1951

Died: May 30th, 1975

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