Mark Spitz Quotes

I swam my brains out.

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

Life is everchanging, if you cease to change, you cease to live.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

We all love to win, but how many people love to train?

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

Swimming isn't everything - winning is.

If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.

If you want to be Mark Spitz then go for it. If you want to be Michael Phelps then you'll have to work for it. Nobody should wake up to a lower expectation of themselves.

And if you have high cholesterol, you would feel the same as if you had low cholesterol because there are no side effects, no symptoms of having high cholesterol.

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.

I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.

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

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

By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everyone loves to be loved.

Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.

When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.

(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational) I swam my brains out.

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

Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.

I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.

I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.

As a kid, chess was the first thing I studied in a structured way that helped me gain the discipline to study medicine and become successful doctor.

If you have a lane, you have a chance.

I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it is.

Do any exercise you want as long as you're willing to do it. You see gym equipment on TV advertisements all the time, but guess what? It's only good if you actually use it.