I swam my brains out.

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.

In everyday life there is always manana. There is no urgency

When you need a lifestyle change due to [health issues], a dietary change is usually the first thing you need to take control of.

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.

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

Past performance speaks a tremendous amount about one's ability and likelihood for success.