Mark Spitz Professions : Swimmer Born : February 10, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 46 quotes by Mark Spitz I swam my brains out. Mark Spitz olympics-games olympics brain I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today. Mark Spitz swimming inspirational sports Life is everchanging, if you cease to change, you cease to live. Mark Spitz cease ifs life If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail. Mark Spitz motivational inspirational sports If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency. Mark Spitz thinking-about-you inspirational-life race We all love to win, but how many people love to train? Mark Spitz train winning people 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 swimming trying sports There's a difference between over-training and over-exercising. Over-training can be you're trying to do something at high performance, but when you're over-exercising it just means that you don't have a life. And there are obviously people who go to that extreme. Mark Spitz differences exercise mean 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. Mark Spitz wake-up expectations want Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it. Mark Spitz winning believe art I'm at the depot, and I'm not going anywhere. That's better to deal with than having to deal with the unknown. And the unknown is they don't want to fail. They don't want to pay the price unless there's a guarantee they're going to get there Mark Spitz pay-the-price guarantees sports 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 team real sports The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that. Mark Spitz workout motivational sports 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. Mark Spitz spring sports school When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache 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 shaving mustache talking Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success. Mark Spitz success sports past 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 unique winning sports Everyone loves to be loved. Mark Spitz one-love So in my mind I own a lot of house records still Mark Spitz records mind house 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 levels able drug Similar Authors Bill Kirby swimmer Brittany MacLean swimmer Amy Van Dyken swimmer Amanda Beard swimmer Alfred Hajos swimmer Alexander Dale Oen swimmer All Authors
