Gordon Ramsay has something in common with Adam Peaty after the Team GB star revealed he experiences a "red mist" just before competing in the Olympics.
Peaty, who's in a relationship with the celebrity chef's daughter Holly, clinched a silver medal in the men's 100m breaststroke event on Sunday (July 28), increasing his Olympic medal count to six across his career.
The elite swimmer still has the potential to boost that number to seven or eight should he participate in the forthcoming men's or mixed 4x100m medley relay events. Team GB confirmed on Friday that Peaty would miss the heats having tested for Covid whilst in Paris.
Even though Peaty has been ruled out of the heats it does not mean that his chances for a medal have gone as the Uttoxeter man could still come in for the final on Saturday evening, should Team GB qualify. He could also compete in the men’s 4x100m medley relay which begins on Saturday provided he's fit enough.
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Prior to the Olympics, in a conversation with the BBC, Ramsay and the 29-year-old Peaty shared insights into his intense preparations leading up to a major race, an experience the Hell's Kitchen star understands well given his own fiery persona in the kitchen.
The Olympian described his pre-race routine: "If anything, I'm trying to calm myself down because I'm too excited, playlist, stretching [or] thinking of happy moments with Holly, George, my mum and dad. So flooding the mind with optimism and hope until 10 minutes before that race and that's when I see red mist and that's when I start to get really angry."
Known for his often explicit tirades on television, Ramsay is no stranger to the feeling of a "red mist" as he then divulged his technique for channeling frustration, revealing it aligns closely with the swimmer.
"You've got that determination to outsmart everyone with that comes anger that is misconstrued, how do you vent, because I get it straight off my chest," Ramsay admitted, before Peaty revealed: "I do that but it offends people."
In a setback, Peaty now finds himself in a race against time to be ready for the weekend's events after a positive Covid-19 result. Yet, for someone who has openly discussed his mental health battles, just competing at the Olympics is a significant achievement.
Having earned silver, Peaty shared emotional reflections with the BBC, stating: "I gave it my absolute all, I executed it as well as I could. It's not about the end goal, it's about the process. It doesn't matter what time it says on the scoreboard, I think in my heart I have already won.
"I'm so happy that I can race against the best in the world and still come joint-second. In my heart I have won, these are happy tears. I gave my absolute best every single day and I cannot be upset about that.
"I'm almost an older man here now. I can't have that relentless pursuit every single day without a sacrifice of some sort - they come in every single form. It's very hard to compete with the younger ones, so I'm very happy with that."
