Adam Peaty Quotes
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Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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When I represent Team GB, I never give less than 100 per cent. It is an absolute honour.
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When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind of enjoy that. I like being chased.
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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.
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I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training.
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The roar of the crowd when you come out for a final is like nothing else: when 15,000 people are cheering you, a lot of adrenaline goes right through you.
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People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential.
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You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.
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Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country.
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Nothing means more to me than racing for my country, the Queen, the Royal Family, and the people back home that support me.
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Olympic champions should be 100 per cent athletes who have made the sacrifices.
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I'm into my grime, hip-hop, dance, and house music.
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I'm hugely patriotic.
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Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years.
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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.
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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.
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Sometimes I still go round the house making weird noises and stuff, so in that aspect, I haven't grown up!
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I still like to sit in a room and play games all day, so I'm a kid, really.
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For 100 m., you have to go out fast but also bring it back, so we've been doing a lot of work on the back-end speed.
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My coach and I thought I could swim a 57.3 if I executed the perfect race, but I did even better than that.
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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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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.
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Mum tries to make every race that she can.