Adam Peaty Quotes

I believe in competition.

I also think we live in a competitive world, and I love competition.

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 think since I've been like a kid, I love to compete.

I'm always competing.

I thrive on healthy competition.

To me, life is so exciting. To me, life is always trying to beat someone in something competitive. It's kinda been my whole life.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

To me, everything's competition.

I get more ambitious every decade, and I am more ambitious today than ever before. I still love the game - and the thrill of the chase.

I thrive on competition.

I know at the beginning of our careers, my wife and I were gut wrenchingly competitive.

Ambition, if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others.

There's no limit to what you can accomplish, but there's always someone one step ahead of you, so it's a constant uphill battle.

We're all trying to catch up with Beyonce. We're all running a race, and Beyonce is up there, and we're all just trying to run and get there. That's my motivation.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don't want to lose it.

If you want to be in the top teams, you know you have competition in your place.

I like competing against the very best.

When you are in the second position and you want to be champions, you are always under pressure.

I love to compete - don't get me wrong.

It's not like the world No.1 spot is always in my mind.

Competition makes us all better and better.

Having the chance to be able to fight for something really meaningful - races, championships - that's the absolute priority.

If you're not chasing gold, you're not really in a place where you should be competing.

I have won things in my career, and people ask why that's not enough. But there can always be more.