“ I have a positive mental attitude, and I think I'm divine, but I also think it takes a heck of a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Steve Prefontaine
“ My philosophy is that I'm an artist. I perform an art not with a paint brush or a camera. I perform with bodily movement. Instead of exhibiting my art in a museum or a book or on canvas, I exhibit my… Steve Prefontaine
“ Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.… Steve Prefontaine
“ For me, running against the Poles and Czechs would be like running against high school kids. And I hate all this gung-ho, run-for-the-red-white-and-blue attitude that the AAU spouts. If that's importa… Steve Prefontaine
“ 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 Prefontaine
“ 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
