Quotes from Adam Peaty

I'm hugely patriotic.

Olympic champions should be 100 per cent athletes who have made the sacrifices.

I love the Royal Family and every aspect of Britain and what we have achieved in history.

There is enough going on in Olympic year without having to do my own cooking and washing.

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.

Nothing means more to me than racing for my country, the Queen, the Royal Family, and the people back home that support me.

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.

Before 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.

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.

My coach and I thought I could swim a 57.3 if I executed the perfect race, but I did even better than that.

Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial.

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.

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.

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

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

When I represent Team GB, I never give less than 100 per cent. It is an absolute honour.

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.

I'm going into my first Olympics, whereas people I'm racing against are going into their third and fourth and probably last Olympics. So there's more pressure on them to perform. I've still got a whole future ahead of me. I am not even the Olympic champ.

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.

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.

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

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

I enjoy racing because I want to do it. No one's forcing me.

Biceps for show, triceps for go.