Adam Peaty Quotes:- Adam Peaty (born 28 December 1994) is an English competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. He won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first by a male British swimmer in 24 years, and retained the title at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, the first British swimmer ever to retain an Olympic title. He is also an eight-time World Champion, a sixteen-time European Champion, and a four-time Commonwealth Champion.
Inspirational Adam Peaty Quotes and Sayings
“There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.”
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“Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn’t he?”
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“Mum tries to make every race that she can.”
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“You can easily say, ‘I can go 56’, but how are you going to do that?”
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“Training is my drug. I’m going to be the best I can in and out of the water – train right, eat right – and that is the way it should be.”
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“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.”
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“Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country.”
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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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“I’m into my grime, hip-hop, dance, and house music.”
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“Olympic champions should be 100 percent athletes who have made the sacrifices.”
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“I don’t think I’m a good dancer.”
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“Ever since I did that 57.9 last year, the Americans have been analyzing me in detail. You can see it on the swimming web pages. They are breaking it down in every detail. How many strokes do I take? How quick I am in and out of the wall.”
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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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“I enjoy racing because I want to do it. No one’s forcing me.”
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“This medal goes to show that you don’t always have to have the best facilities, the best organization, the best of everything to achieve.”
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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’ve made sure I am working hard enough to get that lead and keep it there.”
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“Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterward depended on how well I did – bronze, silver or gold.”
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“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.”
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“Biceps for the show, triceps for go.”
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“I believe in that gladiatorial mindset. I love it.”
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“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.'”
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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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“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.”
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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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“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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“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.”
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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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“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 family are massive fans of ‘I’m A Celeb,’ so that would be pretty cool. There are so many areas where you can go in and enjoy, but I just like meeting new people.”
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“Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial.”
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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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“The more you believe in yourself, the faster you’re going to get.”
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“Every day I try to push the boundaries, and it’s paid off.”
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“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.”
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“A lot of people put pressure on me, but I don’t think I feel that type of pressure. It is more of a good thing that people are trying to do that.”
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“I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression.”
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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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“I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.”
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“In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.”
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“Swimming and all other sports have got to get to that place where you have the trust of the people watching it.”
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“I’ve become the hunted. I’m enjoying that. It’s better to be the hunted than the hunter.”
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“There is enough going on in Olympic year without having to do my own cooking and washing.”
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“Before the competition, I start to question things. I don’t know why it happens, but you’ve got to control it so you don’t get too far out of the race.”
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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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“When I represent Team GB, I never give less than 100 percent. It is an absolute honor.”
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Top 10 Quotes by Adam Peaty
“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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“To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.”
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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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“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.”
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“I love the Royal Family and every aspect of Britain and what we have achieved in history.”
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“I’m hugely patriotic.”
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“It’s good for kids to look up to sporting role models.”
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