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Steve Prefontaine Quotes

If the Olympics come around, and I'm in shape, then I'll compete. But I won't be representing the United States; I'll be representing myself.

Steve Prefontaine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Myself Shape Compete United Come

I grew up with a fascination with Marco Polo. I had this unlikely interest in the East as a young man, and you can't really read about Chinese history and philosophy without encountering him at every turn.

History Man Philosophy You Young Up

I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going.

Think You Fall Back Write Always

Now that I finally have the time for it, this web surfing stuff turns out to be as interesting and fun and addictive as you've all been telling me. Zipping from link to link, chasing an idea across the noosphere, sucking up information like a killer whale - way cool.

Spider Robinson

Time Fun Me Cool Interesting You

Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.

Steve Prefontaine

Me Wait Said Want Inside Beat

Every time when I start preparing my character for a movie, I always try to make up and create my own background story for the role in order to fill it with life.

Life Character Time Start Story Try

I can see how the young girls really get hurt when their moms are critical, or vice versa when they're overly critical of their moms. It can be so painful.

Hurt I Can Young See Vice Painful

There's been rumors going round. I never confirm any of them.

Never Rumors Going Round Been Them

I had rock-star dreams from 8 or 9 almost nonstop. I thought it was going to be like being a god on earth: having as many women as you want whenever you want them, having super powers, being incredibly wealthy, never doing laundry.

Dreams Women God Thought Doing You

Here in L.A. the standard of beauty is kind of ridiculous. I want to be doing this when I'm in my fifties and sixties and this isn't what I'm going to look like.

Beauty Doing Look Want Kind Sixties

I tell people all the time, the status quo is so untenable to me. Like, literally, I have no patience for it.

Patience Time People Me Status Quo

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.

Life Culture People World Literature

My favorite thing about going to concerts has always been looking around and thinking that there's a lot of people in here that are very much like me, a lot of people in here I could have a full conversation with.

People Me Looking Thinking Always

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