Adam Peaty

Swimmer

1994-12-28

Adam Peaty is an English competitive swimmer specializing in breaststroke. He is an Olympic and world champion.

Quotes by 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.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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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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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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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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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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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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