Quotes from Bill Bowerman

There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

If you have a body, you are an athlete!

If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?.... The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

Everything you need is already inside.

I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils.

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.

A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting your current practices to fit the event and the individual. See, what's good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.

The greatest improvement is made by the man who works most intelligently.

The magic is in the man, not the 100 miles.

The idea that the harder you work, the better you're going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.

It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.