Steve Prefontaine Quotes on Effort
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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. Nobody is going to win a 5,000 meter race after running an easy 2 miles. Not with me. If I lose forcing the pace all the way, well, at least I can live with myself.
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Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
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To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the Gift.