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I'm hugely patriotic.
Biceps for show, triceps for go.
Mum tries to make every race that she can.
In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
I believe in that gladiatorial mind-set. I love it.
Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial.
It's good for kids to look up to sporting role models.
Every day I try to push the boundaries, and it's paid off.
There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
I enjoy racing because I want to do it. No one's forcing me.
The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get.
I am only this successful because I'm so good at grounding myself.
Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country.
Your barber always knows everything that goes on in the town, doesn't he?
I've made sure I am working hard enough to get that lead and keep it there.
I still like to sit in a room and play games all day, so I'm a kid, really.
Olympic champions should be 100 per cent athletes who have made the sacrifices.
Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
I love tuning into Radio 1 on a Friday night after training and hearing the new stuff.
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 become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter.
There is enough going on in Olympic year without having to do my own cooking and washing.
I love the Royal Family and every aspect of Britain and what we have achieved in history.
Sometimes I still go round the house making weird noises and stuff, so in that aspect, I haven't grown up!
My coach and I thought I could swim a 57.3 if I executed the perfect race, but I did even better than that.
Swimming and all other sports have got to get to that place where you have the trust of the people watching it.
I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ever done in training.
I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
For 100 m., you have to go out fast but also bring it back, so we've been doing a lot of work on the back-end speed.
To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.
What's the worst that could happen? You're going to come second or lose? It's not like someone has got a gun to your head.
Nothing means more to me than racing for my country, the Queen, the Royal Family, and the people back home that support me.
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.
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.
Not that I went into the Olympics with any doubt, but my holiday plans afterwards depended on how well I did - bronze, silver or gold.
When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind of enjoy that. I like being chased.
This medal goes to show that you don't always have to have the best facilities, the best organisation, the best of everything to achieve.
A lot of people put pressure on me, but I don't think I feel that type of pressure. It is more of a good thing that people are trying to do that.
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'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 went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'
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.
My family are massive fans of 'I'm A Celeb,' so that would be pretty cool. There's so many areas where you can go in and enjoy, but I just like meeting new people.
Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.
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.
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.
Kids are always going to be around people who break world records and that. It's how you deal with that. I never let it get in the way of my race, but I am always more than happy after the race to sign autographs and have photos.
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'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.