Steve Prefontaine

An American middle and long-distance runner. Steve Prefontaine helped inspire the "running boom" in the 1970's.

4 Quotes

A lot of people run a race to see who's the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.
— Steve Prefontaine

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

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice The Gift.
— Steve Prefontaine

Someone may beat me, but they're going to have to bleed to do it.
— Steve Prefontaine