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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

#after #always #answer #been #clock

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

— Mark Spitz

#i #lot #mind #own #records

Swimming isn't everything, winning is. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#swimming #winning

The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#effect #get #into #much #nothing

I write music every day. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#every #every day #i #i write #music

I'm a wandering gypsy. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#i #wandering

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

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. ↗

— Mark Spitz

#care #champion #could #himself #perseverance

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

#comments #decided #every #everybody #getting