"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift"
- Steve Prefontaine
About this Quote
This quote by Steve Prefontaine emphasizes the significance of always providing your best effort in whatever you do. Prefontaine, a legendary American long-distance runner, believed that not putting forth your best effort is equivalent to wasting the natural talents and abilities that you have actually been offered. He thought that everyone possesses special gifts and it is their responsibility to use them to their maximum potential. By not providing your finest, you are basically compromising these gifts and not living up to your true potential. This quote functions as a tip to constantly strive for quality and never choose anything less than your finest.
This quote is written / told by Steve Prefontaine between January 25, 1951 and May 30, 1975. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 8 other quotes.
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"
"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom"
