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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.
Mark Spitz
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Mark Spitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 10
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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
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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.
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I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
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In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency
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I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.
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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.
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If you want to be Mark Spitz then go for it. If you want to be Michael Phelps then you'll have to work for it. Nobody should wake up to a lower expectation of themselves.
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So in my mind I own a lot of house records still
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My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will
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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
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Do any exercise you want as long as you're willing to do it. You see gym equipment on TV advertisements all the time, but guess what? It's only good if you actually use it.
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The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.
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If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.
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If you have a lane, you have a chance.
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Everyone loves to be loved.
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Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.
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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
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If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique.
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There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic
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I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.
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