Bill Rodgers Quotes

"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."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Time, Marathon)

"The marathon can humble you."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Marathon)

"I want to run until I can't run."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Want)

"My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Feeling, Racing)

"Every race is totally different."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Race)

"My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Performance, Athletes, Drugs)

"My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Drinking, Endurance, Racing, Training, Water, Weakness)

"If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Race, Want)

"You cannot always run at your best."
- Bill Rodgers

"I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Interest, Marathon, Results, Will)

"I ran my fastest marathon in the rain."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Marathon, Rain)

"Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Age)

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

"Being a runner means you are now "free" to win and lose and live life to its fullest."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Life, Being, Now)

"I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Running)

"I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Running)

"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."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Work, Strength, Running)

"Hills are terrific for running."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Running)

"I like rain, actually."
- Bill Rodgers
(Related: Rain)