Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
Mark Andrew Spitzis an American former competition swimmer, nine-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in seven events. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, an achievement surpassed only by Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Spitz set new world records in all seven events in which he competed in 1972, an achievement that still stands. Since the year 1900, no other swimmer has gained so great a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth10 February 1950
CityModesto, CA
CountryUnited States of America
There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency
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
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will
When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it — and everybody was talking about it — that I decided to keep it.
I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost - it is.
(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational) I swam my brains out.
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.
I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.
If you have a lane, you have a chance.
The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.
I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.
As a kid, chess was the first thing I studied in a structured way that helped me gain the discipline to study medicine and become successful doctor.
Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken