William J. Bowerman

“If you have a body, you are an athlete”

“Several of my critics have said, 'Bowerman just tacks up a piece of paper in the locker room and turns his runners loose.' They're partially right. I do give the athletes a relatively free rein and for good reason. One of my principles is 'Don't overcoach.”

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

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

“Everything you need is already inside.”