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 PrefontaineI'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 PrefontaineI'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 PrefontaineSome people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run
Steve PrefontaineWhen people go to a track meet, they're looking for something, a world record, something that hasn't been done before. You get all this magnetic energy, people focusing on one thing at the same time. I really get excited about it. It makes me want to compete even more. It makes it all worthwhile, all the hours of hard work.
Steve Prefontaine