Twitter Can’t Get Enough of Usain Bolt’s Mid-Race Grin

I’ve always wondered how athletes muster up the energy to smile through the interviews after a race.

Usain Bolt managed to do it in middle of one.

The 29-year-old fastest man in the world took home his first Rio gold on Sunday for the 100-meter dash — marking his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s 100-meter race.

The win was expected, but the grin Bolt flashed the cameras while running in the semi-final took the internet world by surprise.

And obviously, they turned it into a meme.

Everybody else is sprinting for their lives and Usain Bolt is smiling for his 7th grade class photo. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/NTqyLCY4vN

— Craig Silverman (@CraigSilverman) August 15, 2016

*Record scratch*

*Freeze frame*

Yup, that’s me. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. pic.twitter.com/TXU6T6iM3B

— ben/lil boat fanboy (@a7xweeman) August 15, 2016

when you ask if I want to leave the party now, or if it’s OK if we talk to a few more people pic.twitter.com/4KYuiUmjWv

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) August 15, 2016

when your mom keeps bugging you about grandkids and you’re like what was that mom I couldn’t hear you over the crowd pic.twitter.com/TKzOfp9h58

— Erin Burr, sir (@erinscafe) August 15, 2016

pic.twitter.com/J5FauqFglp

— Luke Cripwalker (@sporker_) August 15, 2016

The only Usain Bolt. pic.twitter.com/qMOEw8jdmO

— P e n. (@_xpxnx_) August 15, 2016

When you’ve tricked the world into thinking Justin Gatlin has a chance: pic.twitter.com/ASXzCLk4lX

— Jesse Washington (@jessewashington) August 15, 2016