Mark Spitz

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.

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Swimming isn't everything, winning is.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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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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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