Adam Peaty Quotes

I was so scared of the water when I was little. I used to grab onto Mum's hand to get out of the pool. I did not even want to shower.
I went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'
I'm going into my first Olympics, whereas people I'm racing against are going into their third and fourth and probably last Olympics. So there's more pressure on them to perform. I've still got a whole future ahead of me. I am not even the Olympic champ.
I'm hugely patriotic.
I'm into my grime, hip-hop, dance, and house music.
I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
I've become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter.
I've been going to the same barber the last few years, and we have great chats whenever I'm in the chair. He'll ask: 'How you doing? How's the training going?' Just ordinary, obvious things, but then, like you do with your barber, you start talking about personal stuff.
I've made sure I am working hard enough to get that lead and keep it there.
In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
It hasn't always been a sweet ride. When I was 15, I almost hated racing in finals because I was so nervous. But as I got more experienced, I had to choose between fight and flight - and I've fought every time.
It's good for kids to look up to sporting role models.
It's great to see that kind of support online. For people to be messaging myself, my nan and the rest of my family, all the support has been great.
Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.
Kids are always going to be around people who break world records and that. It's how you deal with that. I never let it get in the way of my race, but I am always more than happy after the race to sign autographs and have photos.
Mum tries to make every race that she can.
My coach and I thought I could swim a 57.3 if I executed the perfect race, but I did even better than that.
My family are massive fans of 'I'm A Celeb,' so that would be pretty cool. There's so many areas where you can go in and enjoy, but I just like meeting new people.
Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterwards depended on how well I did - bronze, silver or gold.
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