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Mark Spitz

"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."

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"I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win."

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"Believe me, you lose more than a gallon of fluids during a race. You could lose between six and 10 pounds during a race, depending on hot it is."

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"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."
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"Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact."
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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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"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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"I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his whole life, but he did it right at the right time. I'd like to be that guy now. Maybe that's what I'm going to have to pull out of my hat to make the Olympic team."
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"It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go."
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"The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy."
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