Adam Peaty

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

I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training. ”

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. ”

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. ”

Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years. ”

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. ”

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'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. ”

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. ”