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To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.

For me, running against the Poles and Czechs would be like running against high school kids. And I h...

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I have a positive mental attitude, and I think I'm divine, but I also think it takes a heck of a lot...

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Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something bea...

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My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform ...

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Steve Prefontaine

Runner

Born: 1951-01-25

Died: 1975-05-30

Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American middle and long-distance runner. He was primarily a long-distance runner who once held the American record in the seven distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters.More