Mark Spitz

Well my thoughts on American swimming are that our prospects look favorable, but we may not have as strong a showing in the gold medal count as in previous Olympics. But I am not coaching.

My biggest loss was the Olympics. I just can't forget losing. I never will.

Everyone loves to be loved.

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

Life is true to form; records are meant to be broken.

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.

The pool is terrible, but that doesn't have much to do with my record swims. That's all mental attitude.

By making a comeback, I'm changing the attitude of people toward me. If I'd known that people would react so enthusiastically, I'd have done it years ago.