Michael Phelps may have come in second in the 200m butterfly semifinals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio on Monday, but he won the gold medal in viral moments.
Prior to the race, Phelps was caught on camera by NBC in an incredibly focused position. The decorated swimmer had a hood on his head, and he kept his focus as he stared straight ahead. Not even South African rival Chad Le Clos could distract him:
This is absolutely amazing TV from Phelps pic.twitter.com/16Rp7kEfuV
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) August 9, 2016
Phelps’ amazing focus was not lost on TV viewers. A great screenshot of Phelps soon began making the rounds on social media, leading to a wonderful meme.
Take a look at some of the best tweets below:
“sorry sir, it’s 10:31 and we aren’t serving breakfast any longer" pic.twitter.com/3DuW3dlTmD
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) August 9, 2016
"The keg is tapped" pic.twitter.com/pepnqRmLGp
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) August 9, 2016
When you're craving Chick Fil A but it's Sunday pic.twitter.com/N0XXntW5um
— Kristen Balboni (@KristenBalboni) August 9, 2016
When you gonna beat your little brother down, but you gotta wait for mom to leave the room. pic.twitter.com/bP99rmqrct
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) August 9, 2016
When you crop dust the competition before a big race. pic.twitter.com/SL9vSwuIKM
— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) August 9, 2016
when someone on the west coast complains about Olympic spoilers pic.twitter.com/XZksSOoL4c
— Danny (@recordsANDradio) August 9, 2016
When you're the real Slim Shady but someone else stood up. pic.twitter.com/CtQTu7FXEa
— B®endan (@ChiBDM) August 9, 2016
Michael Phelps looks like he just found out Harambe was shot and that Le Clos was the gunman. pic.twitter.com/poIJS02jgg
— J.Camm (@JCamm_) August 9, 2016
when someone else steals Longest Road pic.twitter.com/KMcCZKVHlm
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) August 9, 2016
nobody shadowboxes in front of Michael Phelps and lives to tell about it pic.twitter.com/L2qeew2n6k
— Danny (@recordsANDradio) August 9, 2016
@cjzero @accordingtobri pic.twitter.com/ZJZS3E06xU
— hehateme2012 (@hehateme2012) August 9, 2016
Not saying Phelps WILL become an intergalactic despot, I'm just saying we can't ignore the possibility pic.twitter.com/ojW1w9Hsd3
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) August 8, 2016
