Adam Peaty Quotes

I have never cheated anybody out of a victory, I have worked hard for every single race that I have won.

You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.

Success in the United States is not an entitlement in China. You have to go there and earn it, and earn it the right way.

When I play, I don't cheat. I played for 490,000 in Berlin, and I'll play just as hard for 100.

They use the word 'integrity' in describing a Hall of Famer in the logo of the Hall of Fame, and I think there are gonna be quite a few players that are not going to get in.

People asking my teammates, 'Is Arrieta a guy who'd try to cheat the system?' Honestly, hearing that kind of stuff come from some of the best players in baseball is honestly a compliment. I view it that way.

If you have to cheat to win, it doesn't mean as much as if you did it on natural abilities and hard work.

I think any player would say that they want their coaches' respect, they want their teammates' respect, and they want their opponent to respect them.

When I started, athletes fought for honor, respect, philosophy.

I'm in this sport to win but win by being the best, not by being lucky.

I'm looking to prove myself and earn that respect in the ring.

It's good to be No1 but you'd like to do it the right way, not because of something that might have happened off the table.

One thing I am not is a dirty player. And I hang my hat on being a hard worker. I am a respected man in this league, and I hope that people look at that and know me as who I am, and I would never go that far, trying to hurt somebody.

We have to try to do our best in every game with great ambition, because we must always have the right ambition. But at the same time, sometimes you have to compliment your opponent. You must be honest and accept the result.

Win or lose, do it fairly.

I do not think that winning is the most important thing. I think winning is the only thing.

When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

The players who said I am the dirtiest player in the league, it's ultimately their opinion, but I would love to hear from many of them on their true opinion on that.

Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.

All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged.

If you're not cheating, you're not trying.

For me, every opportunity is a golden opportunity, so I just need to work as hard as I can to maintain credibility and respect and hopefully people enjoy watching me as an actor.

Now that I have an Olympic medal in my room, it makes me hungry for another and a different color one.

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.