To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.
Bill RodgersI 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
Bill RodgersMy biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.
Bill RodgersMy whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble.
Bill RodgersAnybody can be a runner. We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.
Bill RodgersGood 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.
Bill RodgersI 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.
Bill RodgersMy guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.
Bill RodgersDon'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.
Bill RodgersEvery time I bomb out, I have to come back. I have a feeling after a bad race that my next one will be good.
Bill RodgersRunning 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.
Bill RodgersBeing a lifelong runner, knowing what running gives me, a variety of factors - that is what motivates me.
Bill RodgersThe 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.
Bill RodgersI always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.
Bill RodgersThe 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.
Bill RodgersRunners...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.
Bill RodgersThe 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
Bill Rodgers