World records at 19. I don’t want that. Later, yes. And when it comes, I’ll learn to live with it, but it won’t be my first love. Steve Prefontaine Read Quote
If the Olympics come around, and I’m in shape, then I’ll compete. But I won’t be representing the United States; I’ll be representing myself. Steve Prefontaine Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Steve Prefontaine Read Quote
No one will ever win a 5,000-meter by running an easy two miles. Not against me. Steve Prefontaine Read Quote
Over the years, I’ve given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement. Steve Prefontaine Read Quote
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 Read Quote
