Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

Biceps for show, triceps for go.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

What's the worst that could happen? You're going to come second or lose? It's not like someone has got a gun to your head.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

I've become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

Ever since I did that 57.9 last year, the Americans have been analysing me in detail. You can see on the swimming web pages. They are breaking it down in every detail. How many strokes I take. How quick I am in and out of the wall.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

I think the rest of the world has a very wide, very slow kick. It's very simple, breaststroke. People think it's highly technical. But the more narrow, more effective and quicker you can execute it, the faster you are going to go. There's less drag, basically.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

Every day I try to push the boundaries, and it's paid off.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

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.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

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.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

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.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

You can easily say, 'I can go 56', but how are you going to do that?

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

For the last seven years, I have been racing the best in the world and making my way through the ranks. I am in that spot where I have got a real opportunity to produce something. I am not going to take it for granted because I know those guys will step it up.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

I'm hugely patriotic.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

I believe in that gladiatorial mind-set. I love it.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

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.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

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.

Adam Peaty
Adam Peaty

I don't think I'm a good dancer.