#or

As I've gotten older, I realize how important my fans are and that I'm here because of them and not the other way around. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#because #fans #gotten #here #how

In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#age group #ago #day #four #group

Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#form #life #meant #meant to be #records

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

#after #always #answer #been #clock

Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#about #amount #likelihood #past #performance

So in my mind I own a lot of house records still. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#i #lot #mind #own #records

The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#me #memories #munich #tragedy #triumph

I'm an inventor. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#inventor

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

— Mark Spitz

#coach #gets #i #might #regular

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. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#american #coaching #count #favorable #gold