“I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again...” — Mark Spitz Quote

“I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.”

“When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it - and everybody was talking about it - that I decided to keep it.”

“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.”

“Energy is called 'the master resource' for a reason.”

“I wanted to work with Sriram Raghavan, the master of noir.”

“'The Master' is a wonderful film, honestly, and the actors, Joaquin Phoenix and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, are incredible.”