Logo
Quote by Mark Spitz
In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out

In my day, at 12 years old, which was 38 years ago, we worked out in summer months for two and a half hours. Today someone in that age group might work out for four hours, two hours in the morning and two at night. – Mark Spitz

Other quotes by Mark Spitz

One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you cant get an answer from someone until 5 oclock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesnt get too exciting after a while. – Mark Spitz

Category:
Sports
Author
Mark Spitz
Read Quote

By making a comeback, Im changing the attitude of people toward me. If Id known that people would react so enthusiastically, Id have done it years ago. – Mark Spitz

Category:
Attitude
Author
Mark Spitz
Read Quote

The pool is terrible, but that doesnt have much to do with my record swims. Thats all mental attitude. – Mark Spitz

Category:
Attitude
Author
Mark Spitz
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Morning
category

Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not. – Ursula K. Le Guin

Category:
Morning

Because my parents, growing up, they worked hard. Everyone in my family woke up early in the morning. I used to see my mother and my father go off to work, and come back and, no matter what, they had time for the kids. – Herschel Walker

Category:
Morning

When I read the pilot for Married with Children, it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe… just a self-deprecating kind of guy. Hed come home from work, and the wife would maybe say I ran over the dog this morning in the driveway. And he would say Fine, whats for dinner? – Ed ONeill

Category:
Morning

And if small businesspeople say they made it on their own, all they are saying is that nobody else worked seven days a week in their place. Nobody showed up in their place to open the door at five in the morning. Nobody did their thinking, and worrying, and sweating for them. – Paul Ryan

Category:
Morning

Random Quotes

Dune is the bestselling science fiction book of all time. Its something you really need to read in your lifetime. If youre going to read The Lord of the Rings, which everyone should, then you have to read Dune, too. – Kevin J. Anderson

Category:
Science

Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within. – Sandra Cisneros

Category:
Peace

My dad liked to boil a squirrel head and suck the brains out the nose. Smaller than a chicken, bigger than a rat. – Beth Ditto

Category:
dad

There are a lot of movies Ive done that come and go, and dont really establish a growing fan base. – Seann William Scott

Category:
movies