Bill Rodgers Running Quotations

I want to run until I can't run

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

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

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

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

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

Hills are terrific for running

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

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.

You cannot always run at your best.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

The marathon can humble you.

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

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

Let your running lead you to your diet.

But running is a year-round sport and you train for all conditions, so you sort of have to be mentally prepared, physically sort of used to it.

Don't worry, every one slows over time and I recall running slower at 43 than at 40.

That's fine; we runners are, after all, up for a challenge.

I believe 100 per cent in continued running after 40, and racing too, if one so desires.