Mark Spitz Quotes

Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.

When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it – and everybody was talking about it – that I decided to keep it.

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.

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.

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

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