The Making of an Olympic Sex Symbol | NYT
With his twinkling blue eyes, aquiline nose and dimpled smile, Mr. Lochte, 27, is being groomed to be a breakout Olympic superstar, with millions in corporate sponsorships to match his athletic accomplishments.
“Breakout Olympic superstar”? More like heartbreaker.
This article is just full of choice quotes.
Like calling Michael Phelps ugly.
“He has potential for winning golds, and then just the fact that he’s so damn good-looking. If he can’t beat Michael Phelps in anything else, he can beat him in that category.”
I can’t stop laughing.
“Like his idol Lil Wayne, he has a hip-hop and skater-inflected look, with flashy jewelry and swaggy high-tops. He has worn diamond grillz over his teeth on the winner’s podium, and designed a pair of emerald rhinestone-encrusted sneakers with Speedo.”
He’s practically a Kardashian! Isn’t that just adorable?
“I want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that,” he said, lounging on a couch after a practice in loose basketball shorts, a T-shirt that read “Google Me” and black Dolce & Gabbana slippers.
oh dear
“I’m one of the laziest people,” he’d said, grinning, “outside of, like, working out.” oh hunny you hella understating
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