Mark Spitz The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion 1st Edition by Richard Foster, Keith Jackson, Mark Spitz ISBN 978-1595801456 1595801456
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ISBN 10:1595801456
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Author: Richard J. Foster, Keith Jackson, Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz is arguably the most famous and successful Olympic athlete of all time because of his legendary performances at the 1972 Olympics, where he won seven gold medals while breaking seven world records. His amazing life story is told for the first time in the authorized biography Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion.
This exclusive account follows Spitz’s roller-coaster career: age-group prodigy, four-medal “flop” at the 1968 Olympics, outstanding collegiate career at Indiana University, gold-medal haul in 1972, lucrative endorsements, and a brief and unsuccessful stint in entertainment.
And the meatier storiesthe role his father played in his career, his often stormy relationship with coaches and teammates, his experiences as a Jewish athlete with anti-Semitism and the Munich massacre, his impact on the commercialization of swimming, his relationship with Michael Phelps, and othershave been largely unknown, ignored, barely touched upon, or distorted.
Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion provides insights into Spitz’s career, behind-the-scenes anecdotes about him and his competitors, and untold stories that shed light on his complicated personality and relationship with his father. Old and new fans alike will appreciate the depth and details of this swimming icon’s story.
Table of contents:
CHAPTER 1-A Favorite Color Emerges.
CHAPTER 2-Swimming for Sherm..
CHAPTER 3-The Move to Santa Clara
CHAPTER 4-The 1968 Swim Camp Cabal
CHAPTER 5-Four-Medal “Flop” in Mexico City
CHAPTER 6-Finding Doc..
CHAPTER 7-The NCAA Years and the Spitz-Russell Rematch
CHAPTER 8-Change for the Better..
CHAPTER 9-Pressure at the 1972 Trials..
CHAPTER 10-On the Road to Redemption.
CHAPTER 11-What If?.
CHAPTER 12-Hump Day
CHAPTER 13-History is Made
CHAPTER 14-“They’re All Gone”..
CHAPTER 15-$ign$ of the Time$.
CHAPTER 16-Back in the Water.
CHAPTER 17-Presidents, Kings, and Queens.
CHAPTER 18-Similar Goals, Different Journeys
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