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Quotes from Bill Bowerman

“God determines how fast you’re going to run; I can only help with the mechanics.”

“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 the event and the individual. See, what’s good for you might not be worth a darn for the next guy.”

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

“The greatest improvement is made by the man who works most intelligently.”

“Don’t give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.”

“The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn’t make the athlete.”

“You don’t run at the mouth, you run on the track.”