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I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.
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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
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I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.
Mark Spitz -
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.
Mark Spitz -
Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.
Mark Spitz -
There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic.
Mark Spitz -
I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972. I was planning to go, but after the Olympics there were other opportunities.
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The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.
Mark Spitz
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I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
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All things being equal, if we could simulate the same scenario, he has a lot more difficult task. He's elected to swim six individual events, as opposed to what I elected to do, which was four.
Mark Spitz -
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.
Mark Spitz -
The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.
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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.
Mark Spitz -
The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy.
Mark Spitz
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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.
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My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.
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So in my mind I own a lot of house records still.
Mark Spitz -
Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.
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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.
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I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his whole life, but he did it right at the right time. I'd like to be that guy now. Maybe that's what I'm going to have to pull out of my hat to make the Olympic team.
Mark Spitz