"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
About this Quote
Mark Spitz was a highly successful Olympic swimmer who won 7 gold medals in the 1972 Olympics. His quote suggests that he had actually always wished to pursue a career in dentistry, and had actually been accepted to oral school in the spring of 1972. However, after his success in the Olympics, he was presented with other opportunities that he felt were more beneficial to his career. This recommends that he was presented with a number of various career paths after his success in the Olympics, and he chose to pursue among those paths instead of dentistry. This quote shows that Mark Spitz was a highly driven individual who wanted to take dangers and pursue his dreams, even if it implied compromising his initial strategies.
This quote is written / told by Mark Spitz somewhere between February 10, 1950 and today. He was a famous Athlete from USA.
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