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

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

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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."

Time, Life, Games, Now

"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."

Want,

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

Race,

"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."

Time, Planning, School, Spring

"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."

Attitude, People, Years

"Because a known fact is better than an unknown fact."

Fact,

"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."

Being, Events

"Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it."

Art, Winning

"In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency."

Life,

"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."

Thought, Thoughts, Coaching, Gold

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