Steve Prefontaine (Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine) Quotes

A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

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• A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.

  

  Steve Prefontaine
  • Race
  • Guts
  • Fastest