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I swam my brains out.
Everyone loves to be loved.
If you have a lane, you have a chance.
Swimming isn't everything, winning is.
Swimming isn't everything - winning is.
If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.
So in my mind I own a lot of house records still
So in my mind I own a lot of house records still.
If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.
Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact.
Life is true to form, records are meant to be broken
Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken.
We all love to win, but how many people love to train?
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency
In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency.
Life is everchanging, if you cease to change, you cease to live.
The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy.
I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will
My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.
I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.
Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.
I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.
It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go
It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go.
There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic
I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.
There are times I might coach one or two workouts a year when the regular coach gets caught in traffic.
The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.
(American swimmer, 1972 Summer Olympics, on winning seven gold medals Inspirational) I swam my brains out.
I went through a lifestyle change when I dropped 40 pounds. Taking care of my diet was the first thing I did.
The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.
Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.
When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.
If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972. I was planning to go, but after the Olympics there were other opportunities.
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.