Bill Rodgers Quotes

Always take the long term view and train and race smart, with a bit of caution.

The advice I have for beginners is the same philosophy that I have for runners of all levels of experience and ability
consistency, a sane approach, moderation and making your running an enjoyable, rather than dreaded, part of your life.

Anybody can be a runner ... We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.

If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.

Being a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me.

The marathon can humble you.

My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

Hills are terrific for running.

I want to run until I can't run.

Training need not be an all-or-nothing battle, involving punishing track practice, grueling calisthenics, and wrenching interval sessions every afternoon. It could be a fun and easy cruise through the gorgeous New England countryside. It could be an act of freedom by which I could step outside myself and my racing mind. A long run in nature could even be a way to connect my physical body with the unseen spirit of the universe.

Personally, I always felt times aren't so excellent as are performances.

Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s.

Having your goal to focus on is key, but don't let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after.

No one who works a forty hour week will ever beat me.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.

Every time I bomb out, I have to come back. I have a feeling after a bad race that my next one will be good.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

Runners are the ultimate celebration people. Running is just so intense, you're really experiencing life to the fullest.

Running is a very natural activity. If you get too caught up, you find yourself constantly seeking to make running something that it isn't. You should let it be what it is - a very simple activity. Running has become too complicated for many people and they wind up turning sour on the sport, or losing the focus of their direction.

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

You cannot always run at your best.

I like rain, actually.

My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.

My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.

I often lose motivation, but it's something I accept as normal.

The starting line of the New York Marathon is kind of like a giant time bomb behind you about to go off. It is the most spectacular start in sport.