19 Quotes by Chad le Clos

Whenever I go out with a girl for a meal, I'm recognised, and I hear, 'That's Chad's girl,' before anyone even approaches for a picture. I can't take arrogance and rude behaviour, and I really get a lot of it.

I don't lift weights. I do fitness exercises to stay strong.

What I want to say is that nobody is unbeatable. There's a kid out there who probably wants to beat me. I train hard and try to be the best that I can be, but I don't disrespect my opponents. I am not disillusioned, either.

When I'm alone in my hotel room in some foreign place, I feel very lonely. Then I tuck into my favourite chocolate - Chuckles or Whispers - for some comfort.

I want to get faster every year, keep my confidence high, so I can continue dominating my main events and extend my range to other freestyle and medley races.

My whole swimming career was about training to beat Michael Phelps in any race I possibly could.

I wasn't used to all these cameras getting stuck in my face. I feel like Justin Bieber sometimes.

Soccer was my first love, and I enjoyed playing on the left wing until a groin injury forced me out of the game in 2008.

During my days as a soccer player, my teammates used to call me 'Touch' because I have a touch of blonde hair on my forehead which is a birth mark. But now swimming is my favourite sport.