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Mark Spitz
American
Athlete
Born:
Feb 10
,
1950
About
Because
Life
Me
Swimming
You
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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
Attitude
Me
People
Comeback
Changing
Would
Enthusiastically
Toward
React
Known
Making
Years
Years Ago
Done
It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go.
Mark Spitz
Nothing
Swimming
See
Sport
How
How Far
Go
Trying
Happens
Far
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.
Mark Spitz
You
Side
Symptoms
High
High Cholesterol
Would
Having
Had
Feel
Because
Effects
Same
Low
Cholesterol
Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.
Mark Spitz
Art
You
Speak
Believe
Intimidation
About
Winning
Through
Yes
Necessarily
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.
Mark Spitz
Losing
Will
Never
Loss
Forget
Just
Biggest
Olympics
I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
Mark Spitz
Win
Tried
Continue
Just
Race
Plan
Cool
Keep
I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.
Mark Spitz
Me
Able
About
Above
Put
Days
Lower
Cholesterol
Level
Below
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.
Mark Spitz
Time
School
Opportunities
Spring
Other
High
High School
Accepted
Always
Go
Were
Dental
Dentist
Wanted
After
Planning
Olympics
I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.
Mark Spitz
Master
Swimming
Sport
Years
Walked
Again
Then
Away
Started
Program
Recently
So in my mind I own a lot of house records still.
Mark Spitz
Mind
Own
Records
House
Still
Lot
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency.
Mark Spitz
Life
Everyday Life
Everyday
Always
Urgency
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
Daily
You
Sports
People
World
Tomorrow
Living
Difficult
Adapting
Too
Someone
Exciting
Like
Excuse
Most
Until
Answer
Always
Been
Years
Get
Where
After
While
Successful
Who
Things
Difficult Things
Everyone loves to be loved.
Mark Spitz
Everyone
Loved
Loves
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.
Mark Spitz
Saying
Perseverance
Champion
Training
World
Care
Rest
Someone
Proper
Could
Takes
Himself
Successful
Who
World Champion
Techniques
Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.
Mark Spitz
Better
Unknown
Fact
Known
Because
Than
I'm at the depot, and I'm not going anywhere. That's better to deal with than having to deal with the unknown. And the unknown is they don't want to fail. They don't want to pay the price unless there's a guarantee they're going to get there.
Mark Spitz
Better
Pay
Unknown
Unless
Having
Price
Fail
Deal
Than
Get
Going
Want
Anywhere
Guarantee
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
Life
Time
Incredible
Right Time
Out
Hat
One Time
Guy
Beat
He
Like
Make
Got
Real
His
Did
Going
Maybe
Heavy
Race
Hard
Games
Team
Who
Whole
Now
Right
Olympic
Olympic Games
Pull
The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy.
Mark Spitz
Me
Memories
Triumph
Tragedy
Games
Munich
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