Mark Spitz Quotes

• Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.

  Mark Spitz

• When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it – and everybody was talking about it – that I decided to keep it.

  Mark Spitz

• What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful.

  Mark Spitz

• Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching.

  Mark Spitz

• There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic.

  Mark Spitz

• The pool is terrible, but that doesn’t have much to do with my record swims. That’s all mental attitude.

  Mark Spitz

• The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.

  Mark Spitz

• The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy.

  Mark Spitz

• Swimming isn’t everything, winning is.

  Mark Spitz

• So in my mind I own a lot of house records still.

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• Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one’s ability and likelihood for success.

  Mark Spitz

• One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can’t get an answer from someone until 5 o’clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn’t get too exciting after a while.

  Mark Spitz

• My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can’t forget losing. I never will.

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• Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken.

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• It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I’m trying to see how far I can go.

  Mark Spitz

• In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night.

  Mark Spitz

• In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency.

  Mark Spitz

• If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.

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• If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We’d both be unique.

  Mark Spitz

• I’m trying to do the best I can. I’m not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

  Mark Spitz

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Birth:	10th February, 1950
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Swimmer

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