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

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

Believe In Yourself

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial. "

" People make the mistake of thinking they've got to perform just because someone has said something about their potential. "

" Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country. "

" I like the dark undertow of grime, and it gets me aggressive. You need that aggression. "

" 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. "

" This medal goes to show that you don't always have to have the best facilities, the best organisation, the best of everything to achieve. "

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

" Biceps for show, triceps for go. "

" 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. "

" There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance. "

" I'm into my grime, hip-hop, dance, and house music. "

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff. "

" Swimming and all other sports have got to get to that place where you have the trust of the people watching it. "