Mark Spitz Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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