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" Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial. "
Adam Peaty
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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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" 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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" Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country. "
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" Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he? "
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" I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression. "
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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 love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff. "
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" 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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" 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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" There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance. "
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" 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. "
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