Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitzis an American former competition swimmer, nine-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in seven events. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, an achievement surpassed only by Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Spitz set new world records in all seven events in which he competed in 1972, an achievement that still stands. Since the year 1900, no other swimmer has gained so great a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth10 February 1950
CityModesto, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken
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.
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will
I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.
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.
When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.
The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.
Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.
Swimming isn't everything, winning is.
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency
To be recognized as great is the culmination of a career, not a specific event. So we will have to wait and see, for Ian Thorpe.
The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy.
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.
If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.