Adam Peaty Quotes

The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

I love competition because I've always run faster when somebody was running next to me.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

I have a long way to catch up. I have to start with the pros this year, about 20 seconds back.

I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

I think with racing, you never stop improving. If you want to improve, you will.

Competition makes us all better and better.

I thrive in competition. It feels good to improve timings and create records.

I'm getting tired of 10.7s. I just want to put a good race together, and hopefully in the next race, I get the time I'm working for. I definitely think a 10.6 is there. Hopefully I will get it together.

I just want to give my best in London, I want to cross that line and see a personal best on the clock then I will see what position I am in.

When we race in London a world record will be the last thing on our minds.

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

You can't ever make the perfect run, but you can make the best run, and then you clock the fastest time, and that's a win.

I want to keep pushing the limits to see what's possible. That's the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster.

Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.

I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied.

I'm happy with what I've done but it's a challenge to try to win more.

There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10.

When you're in a sport like speed skating where the clock gives you the results, there is always a faster goal or a personal best to beat.

By 2002 we might be championship challengers. But I want to race fast. I want to become world champion myself.

I think that is when guys are at their best: when you put pressure and have something to work towards and have something to compare yourself to or try to best them, it really does make you better.

I'm simply trying to go as far as I can go in racing.