'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.''

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

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

'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 pract…

Despotism may govern without faith, but Liberty cannot.

No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our…

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage th…