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 adaptanswerclock share on social
I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today. Mark Spitz concerntodaytomorrow Change image and share on social
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency. Mark Spitz everydaylifemanana Change image and share on social
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 dealdepotfail share on social
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 cholesteroleffectfeel Change image and share on social
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 agoattitudechange Change image and share on social
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 difficultelectequal Change image and share on social
The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude. Mark Spitz attitudementalpool Change image and share on social
I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician. Mark Spitz dietdieticianqualify Change image and share on social
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. Mark Spitz commentdecideintention Change image and share on social