Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion

Astounded to find Mark Spitz a champ over Afib. I wish him and his effort the same Olympian success he achieved as champ swimmer.. His books are excellent. I gave mine to a newcomer instructor to spread the Spitz Spirit.

I remember back when Mark Spitz won all of his Olympic medals in Munich and he impressed me then. Now I have in my library the story of the man who made such a deep impression on me and on the world. A humble man who will never be surpassed by anyone because he stayed straight and clean and out of the limelight unless he was in a pool. Really happy to have this addition to my library.

I am a big time swimmer almost setting a national record when I was ten. I loved this book because it walked you through the meets and you could get a feel of the emotions at the time. I also got nervous when in parts of the book there was a lot of pressure on the peopleThe only thing that I did not like was that there were many typos

Perfect!

I purchased this book to send to Mark Spitz to sign, I haven't read it yet, but plan to. The accomplishments of Mr. Spitz were extraordinary, almost super human.

Seemed well-written and the presentation was nice in this book on this great swimmer.

We loved this book

Excellent Book

I purchased this book from Amazon at less than a third of its original price and what a treasure it has proved to be. I lead a study group for our local U3A in which we study all kinds of lives. Ahead of the London Olympics, we decided this month to explore the lives of athletes. In the course of searching for a suitable biography of Johnny Weissmuller, I came across Mark Spitz - The extraordinary life of an Olympic champion. It is both a compelling read and an excellent insight into the trials and triumphs of Olympic swimmers. Mark Spitz held the title of best swimmer in the world until his record of seven gold medals in the 1972 Olympics was beaten by Michael Phelps in 2008. This book is a must for anybody interested in athletics.

Libro interesante para el lector que le guste el deporte a fin de conocer una de las figuras del deporte mundial.Adicionalmente permite entender como funcionaba el deporte en aquella época, las anécdotas del gran deportista, su manera de ser y, para nadadores o ex nadadores, es interesante conocer los entrenos de aquellos años.

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