Bill Rodgers Quotes

The marathon can humble you.

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

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

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

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

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

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

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.

Don't feel guilty about driving somewhere nice to run. If people can drive to a park to eat hot dogs, you can drive there to run.

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

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

I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis

I can't even imagine what it's like to run for 5 or 6 hours.

A change of pace in terms of your running pace will give you strength psychologically.

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

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.

Good health, peace of mind, being outdoors, camaraderie - those are all wonderful things that come to you when running. But for me, the real pull of running - the proverbial icing on the cake - has always been racing.

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

I want to run until I can't run

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

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

Hills are terrific for running

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

I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc

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

The most difficult part, when you decide to make running a part of your life style, is the basic initial commitment. Everybody says, 'I don't have the time.' It's up to you to say, 'I do have the time.' For me, beginning to run when I was a student was an ideal situation. However, I've also trained as much as 130 miles per week during periods when I worked a full-time job. It ultimately becomes second nature. It becomes a habit, a routine part of your daily life

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

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.

Aiming for the marathon is a task of sorts which can include terrific highs and lows.

You cannot always run at your best.

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.

Every race is totally different.

Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s

Runners...you're competitive, but you want to have fun, too. You want to enjoy life. And runners really get to do that, I think-after we recover.

I also feel it usually takes four or five races to hit your best marathon for your body to be accustomed to the training AND the race itself.

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.

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