I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times, but they can always fulfill their… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
Men of Oregon, I invite you to become students of your events. Running, one might say, is basically an absurd past-time upon which to… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
Don't give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200 years. From… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
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… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
Now to explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else you've always loved to face: Steve Prefontaine. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
If someone says, 'Hey, I ran 100 miles this week. How far did you run?' ignore him! What the hell difference does it make?....… — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
If at the end of a race you know yourself that you have done your best, you're a winner. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
God determines how fast you're going to run; I can help only with the mechanics. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
God determines how fast you're going to run; I can only help with the mechanics. — Bill Bowerman Copy Share Image
