Mark Spitz

"If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail."

- Mark Spitz

"If you fail to prepare, you've prepared to fail."

- Mark Spitz

"If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail."

- Mark Spitz

"Swimming isn’t everything – winning is."

- Mark Spitz

"I’m trying to do the best I can. I’m not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today."

- Mark Spitz

"We all have dreams. But, in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, self discipline, and effort."

- Mark Spitz

"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."

- Mark Spitz