Were the constant comparisons with Mark Spitz difficult for a 19 year old to handle?
His winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich is one of the greatest achievements in sports history, so to even be mentioned in the same breath as him was an honour. I tried not to get caught up in the hype because I put enough pressure on myself already. I went to Athens aiming to do my best, not Mark Spitz’s best. I met him at the Olympic trials and he told me to go out there and have fun, which is what I did. It was good advice. So you enjoyed being in the spotlight? I don’t know if enjoy is the right word, but I definitely felt the attention. I had friends calling to tell me how crazy things were at home. Swimming doesn’t get the media coverage that it deserves in America so it was nice to change that, even if it was for only a couple of weeks. Can you believe I only saw my medals for the first time since the Olympics the other day? My agent had them all that time. Are the 5am starts a problem after such a high? I took a week off after Athens, but was ready to go str
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