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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

Biography

Author Profession: Athlete
Nationality: American
Born: February 10, 1950

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Swimming isn't everything, winning is.
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So in my mind I own a lot of house records still.
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Everyone loves to be loved.
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I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.
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I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
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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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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.
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