Mark Spitz Quotes


There's a difference between over-training and over-exercising. Over-training can be you're trying to do something at high performance, but when you're over-exercising it just means that you don't have a life. And there are obviously people who go to that extreme.


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Spitz, Mark. Interview by Chet Cooper. ABILITY Magazine, 2005.

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Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz
  • Born: February 10, 1950
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Mark Andrew Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, all in world record time. This was an achievement that lasted for 36 years until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.