Mark Spitz Quotes

It's kind of nice in some ways having an Olympic Trials where I finished second. You can kind of go in more under the radar facing a 2:03 guy and facing a lot of dudes who are faster than I am, whereas, before Beijing, I had one of the top 10 times in the field, or something like that.

One thing is having skated five of the best races I've probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the right time and to do it in an important time in somebody's career.

I have a phenomenal team behind me who have helped get me here and I, along with them, will now put everything we can into the final few weeks of preparations before the Olympic Games, where I am aiming to race well, work well through the rounds, post good times and maybe even a personal best time on the biggest stage of them all.

I am almost 30 so I am approaching this one as if it will be my last Olympic Games. I want to put out 110 percent to make sure that I am up at the top.

I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming.

It was a dream come true for me to be at the Olympics.

You have 15-20 years of work for that one throw, that one moment. And I was like, 'Okay, Lord, this is it - you told me I had the victory. So this is the time to show me'. And I'm going to give it all I have because this is my last throw in the Olympics.

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again.

I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.

Personally, just being able to compete in an Olympics, being part of an Opening Ceremony wearing a green jacket with the rest of the Australian Olympic team, would be a more than a dream come true.

In my eyes, I will never be up there with the Sir Steve Redgraves and the Sir Chris Hoys of this world. It's not something that drives me; I just enjoy going to the Olympic Games. Just to be mentioned in the same breath as those people is an honour for me. I don't ever think about those kind of things.

Every guy that I've talked to would love to have that opportunity to go, and I don't think there's one guy who's ever said that they don't want to go to the Olympics. That's a dream and something that very few people get to realize.

I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.

London 2012 was the toughest time in our relationship but also the best. Things could get fractious - we were both competing for gold - but standing next to my brother on the start line for a home Olympics was so special. I remember saying: 'Let's go.'

Going to the Olympic Games is the greatest experience anybody could have, and you just don't want to let yourself down.

London 2012 was the biggest thing I will probably ever do, but I didn't realise it at the time!

The strange thing about the Olympics is that delivering on your potential is always quite difficult.

I do want to look my best - I do want to be at my best - 'cause I do want to be WWE Champion. I do want to be on top.

I never dreamt of the Olympics growing up. It's not something that I watched on TV; it's not something my parents ever talked about.

I want the best names in the division. The fear brings out the best performance in myself.

I just want to be the best I can and create my own style of game.

When I participated in Rio Olympics in 2016, I failed to grab a medal. But it was a learning experience.

For me, 'Cool Runnings' was amazing because I always wanted to bobsled and go to the Olympics.

It's always something that's played on my mind, being an Olympian, so hopefully we get there and do the job at the World Cup.