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I don't care what people think of me now, so why would I care when I'm dead? — Lily Allen

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

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

A race is a work of art. — Steve Prefontaine

What I want is to be number one. — Steve Prefontaine

I run to see who has the most guts. — Steve Prefontaine

The obvious is always least understood. — Klemens Von Metternich

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

Success isn't how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started. — Steve Prefontaine

Don't let fatigue make a coward of you. — Steve Prefontaine

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. — Steve Prefontaine

Now to explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else you've always loved to face: Steve Prefontaine. — Bill Bowerman

What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run. — Steve Prefontaine

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Your wife is a rose; love her with all her thorns. — Matshona Dhliwayo

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. — Steve Prefontaine

You're an interesting woman." "Your interest has been duly noted. — Ilona Andrews

Having a true faith is the most difficult thing in the world. Many will try to take it from you. — Steve Prefontaine

I love him. I tried to love him from afar. I tried to be his friend. I tried to make him mine. But now, I'm trying to let go. — MsButterfly

If you can't win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record. — Steve Prefontaine

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

I can endure more pain then anyone you've met. That's why I win, because I can endure more pain. — Steve Prefontaine

Running gives me confidence. — Steve Prefontaine

Ah! How good it feels the hand of an old friend. — Mary Engelbreit

If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. — Steve Prefontaine

The falls of our life provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher level. — Wayne W. Dyer

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it. — Steve Prefontaine

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift. — Steve Prefontaine

What kind of crazy nut would spend two or three hours a day just running? — Steve Prefontaine

I don't just go out there and run. I like to give people watching something exciting. — Steve Prefontaine

No words would ever be more powerful than the presence of a friend. — Rachel L. Schade

The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die. — Steve Prefontaine

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. — Steve Prefontaine

The life of a Kindle book is a few years, give or take. — Prentice Prefontaine

There is no nobler deed than the performance of one's duty. — Len Smith

You said I was weak. You said I couldn't do it. Thank you. You gave me everything I needed to prove you wrong. — Steve Prefontaine

For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career. — John Lothrop Motley

Sometimes nostalgia is a cage. — Andre Benjamin