Bill Rodgers
Bill Rodgers
William Henry "Bill" Rodgersis an American runner and former American record holder in the marathon who is best known for his four victories in the Boston Marathon, including three straight 1978-1980 and the New York City Marathon between 1976 and 1980...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth23 December 1947
CountryUnited States of America
running believe mean
I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc
life mean winning
Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.
running mean years
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.
american-athlete anybody easiest meant
Anybody can be a runner... We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.
anybody easiest meant
Anybody can be a runner, ... We were meant to move. We were meant to run. It's the easiest sport.
athletes clark gerry jim motivated ron saw tom
When I was younger, the athletes who motivated me were the ones I saw on TV-Billy Mills, Gerry Lindgren, Prefontaine, Ron Clark of Australia, Tom O'Hara, Jim Ryan.
racing
You are racing your competitors, not the clock.
changing explore per speed
Explore changing your speed one day per week.
changing experiment pace runs
Experiment with changing your pace in those runs, especially long runs when you feel strong.
mentally physically running sort train
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.
laugh
Most of us laugh at these other sports.
diet key success
One key to success is not to make your diet too complicated.
good produce races wakes year
One wakes up one year and realizes you did not produce as good a set of races as the year before.
ask envelope frank paid thousand
One thousand dollars, that's what Frank Shorter said I should ask for. That's what he got. I said, 'Oh, OK.' It was kind of like we were criminals. You'd get paid in an envelope secretly.