Quotes from Bill Rodgers

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

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

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

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

Hills are terrific for running.

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

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

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

I like rain, actually.

I ran my fastest marathon in the rain.

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

I believe in gradual experimentation with running shoes.

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.

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.

The marathon can humble you.

Every race is totally different.

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

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.

Age 50 is a lot tougher than 40s.

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

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

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

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