36 Quotes by Bill Bowerman

Engineers can prove that a bumblebee, with its heavy body and little bitty wings, can't fly. But nobody tells the bumblebees ... and they fly just fine.

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

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

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.

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 run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.

It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

Now to explore the limits of the one competitor above everyone else you've always loved to face: Steve Prefontaine.