Why the Best Athletes All Have Their Own #PhelpsFace - Facts So Romantic
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On the second day of the Rio Olympics, American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th gold medal (he would go on to win four more), becoming the world’s most decorated Olympic athlete. The next day, Phelps revealed that he also has what may be the world’s best game face. While waiting for a semifinal race, with rival Chad le Clos shimmying and tossing out karate moves in front of him, Phelps sat slouched in a folding chair, wearing headphones and a hood down over his face. Looking strikingly like Emperor Palpatine in “Star Wars,” Phelps scowled like someone trying to lift a double-decker bus with his mind, his jaw twitching. If you’ve somehow missed it, you should probably just watch it for yourself.Fearsome Focus: Last Tuesday, at the Rio Olympics, Michael Phelps seemed to have more on his (...)