Mark Spitz

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  • “One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you can’t get an answer from someone until 5 o’clock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesn’t get too exciting after a while.” -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.” -Mark Spitz

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  • “I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.” -Mark Spitz

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

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  • “The pool is terrible, but that doesn’t have much to do with my record swims. That’s all mental attitude.” -Mark Spitz

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