By making a comeback, I'm changing the a... by Mark Spitz

People Years Olympics Gold medals Swimming

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.

- Mark Spitz

Other quotes by Mark Spitz

Being

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.

- Mark Spitz

Winning

Swimming isn't everything, winning is.

- Mark Spitz

Coach

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

- Mark Spitz

Effect Wrong Nothing

The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.

- Mark Spitz

First Man

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

Right Now Time Life

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

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