Michael Phelps, like most Olympians, surely has a ritual for getting ready before every race, but this year, his routine is being scrutinized.
Phelps' stare down of Chad le Clos is much better with the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme song: https://t.co/Bpy94Wbb3c https://t.co/q12NPhnP4r
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 9, 2016
A picture of Phelps seemingly glaring at South Africa's Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos who was shadowboxing at the time, is starting to go viral, as per NBC New York.
Many memes and funny posts were shared at Phelps’ expense, depicting his gaze as villainous.
When someone tells you their favorite Matrix movie is Reloaded: pic.twitter.com/N3LWAVTgEf
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) August 9, 2016
Same, @MichaelPhelps, same. I feel you. pic.twitter.com/yxzBMASGcH
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) August 9, 2016
Michael Phelps is not going to let the sirens lure him out of his ship pic.twitter.com/qR5BXZmUVB
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) August 9, 2016
My face when my alarm goes off at 2 a.m. ??? #PhelpsFace https://t.co/ihu0C3IQJM
— Will DuPree (@willrdupree) August 9, 2016
NBC New York reports that after the game, Phelps was asked about his glare but he just assured those at home that his glare was merely his way of getting into the game and focusing.
So, what do you think?
