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Steve Prefontaine Quotes

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 important to some people, fine, more power to 'em. But, damn it, I wish they'd leave me alone to do what I want to do - run against the best.

Steve Prefontaine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: athlete
Nationality: american
Birth: January 25, 1951 - May 30, 1975

Topics

Attitude Power Alone Best Hate Me

When it comes to the chocolate, I allow it every single day, but I only get 200 calories worth. So I work it into my daily calories. It's a candy bar. But I usually only need it after dinner.

Jillian Michaels

Work Daily Day Dinner Chocolate Bar

I have a Madonna portrait done in the style of a Russian icon. My mother, the chef Lidia Bastianich, and I bought it together. It reminds me of her.

Mother Style Together Me Chef Done

I'd stand in line for Confession with old people and little kids, and as the line moved up, I knew when I got into the box that I would lie! Again!

Mercedes McCambridge

Lie People Stand Old People Line Up

Your touch and your feel for the game is pretty much gone if you don't work on it - at least get some shots up or dribble the ball.

Work Game Feel You Touch Gone

And in real life endings aren't always neat, whether they're happy endings, or whether they're sad endings.

Life Sad Happy Real Always Endings

When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way. I'm not saying I'm right.

Love Simple Saying Say Way Mean

Poetry can tell us about what's going on in our lives - not only our personal but our social and political lives.

Juan Felipe Herrera

Poetry Political Personal Tell Going

When you are in a good position you are sure to drive well and to be very concentrated in each corner.

Good Drive You Corner Position Sure

I'm known among my friends for saying things I probably shouldn't sometimes, but I have to get things out in the air.

Saying Friends Sometimes Air Out

Our objective should be to have a competition of ideas... I think it's a golden age in terms of policy ideas when it comes to Democrats and health care.

Age Health Competition Ideas Think

I started my blog as an online diary. I moved to New York for a job, and I kind of wanted to keep my pictures all in one place. Also, I just love style blogs and wanted to join in on the fun!

Love Style Job Fun New York Place

I was a grade B housewife, maybe a B minus. But when I got time to write, I would be unable to finish a sentence. I had anxiety attacks. Partly it was a way of personifying the situation because I couldn't breathe. I was surrounded by people and by duties. I was a housewife and the children's mother, and I was judged on how I performed those roles.

Mother Children Time People Anxiety

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