Steve Roland Prefontaine
“To Give Anything Less then Your Best is To Sacrifice the Gift.” Steve Roland Prefontaine was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, on January 25, 1951. Through out his life he established himself as one of the greatest American Running legends. He is the only person to ever hold the American record in all distances for 2,000-10,000 meters. The impacts of his short life can still be seen and heard today. Wendy Ray the announcer at Hayward field during Pre’s running career describes him best saying “He just had whatever that is-I don’t know, actors have it. Singers have it. Some people have it, some people don’t. Most people don’t. He had a lot of it.” (Jordan 115) Pre was a special person and changed running totally. He changed peoples views on it he made people see it as a sport and not just a hobby. To him running was special and he conveyed these feelings to all the world. He once said “Some people create with words 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.’ It’s more then just a race, its style. It’s doing something better than anyone else. It’s being creative.”(Jorda
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