I always wanted to be a ...

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.
 Mark Spitz

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If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.
 Mark Spitz
Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.
 Mark Spitz
The only side effect of too much training is that you get into better shape. There is nothing wrong with that.
 Mark Spitz
I wasn't able to lower my cholesterol so they put me on a statin drug. It is called lipitor. I was able to lower my level in about 30 days from above 300 to below 200.
 Mark Spitz
When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the moustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it — and everybody was talking about it — that I decided to keep it.
 Mark Spitz