Steve Prefontaine — American Athlete born on January 25, 1951, died on May 30, 1975

Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine was an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics. Prefontaine once held the American record in seven different distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine died in May 1975 at the age of 24 in an auto accident... (wikipedia)

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.
Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.
If he's having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters... nobody except me.
Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.
A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they're capable of understanding.