Ryan Lochte has diamond-studded teeth?
No, that’s not metaphorical. If it were metaphorical, he’d have diamond-studded feet, legs, arms, lats… But not diamond teeth.
A photo flashed across my computer screen of the handsome young man holding his gold medal and something grabbed my eye—at first it looked like a metal retainer, then I zoomed in closer and it looked like chainmail armor for teeth. Does Lochte have an overly-ambitious orthodontist? As always, I turned to Google, typing: What’s in Ryan Lochte’s mouth?
Somewhere in Google’s complex and mysterious algorithm, a notation was made: “This person is old.”
ESPN offered this result:
Ryan Lochte strolled the deck of the Olympic Aquatics Centre wearing diamonds in his mouth and lime-green sneakers on the feet that powered him through the water faster than anyone else. Beaming, he chomped playfully on his gold medal while Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” blared throughout the massive arena.
Diamonds in his mouth? I’ve seen guys with gold teeth, guys with a diamond on a gold cap on a tooth… But what is this? Beyond that, I found no less than TEN articles from many different news sources that made no mention of the mouth piece or whatever it is.
Am I old, or am I just super uncool (or both)?
I mean, look at these pearly whites over here to the right. What’s so bad about these? —->
Is he going to look back on the first 2012 Olympic gold medal when he’s 75 and think, “What the hell was I thinking with that grill?”
Someone fill me in.
Diamond teeth or not, we still want to send a huge congratulations to Ryan Lochte for the USA’s first gold medal of these games!
Update! Fun facts coming in from Yahoo! Sports:
American swimmer Ryan Lochte wanted to wear a custom-made red, white and blue grill on the podium after winning the 400 IM — presumably to honor the ancient Olympians who also used to ice out with tooth jewelry. His plan hit a snag when a humorless IOC official informed him that wearing the grill would result in a failure to receive the most precious bling of all.
I’d like to see this red, white and blue mouth bling before I come up with a final decision about which would have been less jarring for the less “with it” in the audience.
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I think Ryan is hot…and if he wants to wear a grill that has diamonds studded on it then its his decision. Some people are against it because they think its stupid, arrogant and because hes supposedly showing off his wealth; well it would be the same as you buying a brand new car that is really expensive or that just came out and some one who can’t afford saying you shouldn’t have the right to own it because your showing off that you can afford that. That wouldn’t be right so why is it right to hate on Lochte… Read more »
It was an unnecessary display of “bling” considering we all know he’ll now be a millionaire not long after these games. Don’t rub your success in our faces, Ryan, just embrace your win and let your natural charm & character show through. Maybe your focus on projecting a certain image (whether in seriousness or jest) is why you lost the Gold medal against France tonight.
I think it looks silly.
I read once that Mick Jagger got an emerald in his tooth but took it out because people thought it was a stray piece of spinach.
I wouldn’t be surprise if he was paid by an advertiser to promote it…
At least that is something he can take out easily anytime he wants which one can’t do as easy with a tattoo…i wonder what some guys may think seeing their tattoos when they’re 75?
HIs “grill” was red white and blue and the Olympic committee didn’t want him to wear it. Hey, whatever floats your boat. At least it was gold and real diamonds. I hate it when they wear faux grills.
You see that is why I was rooting for Phelps. Can’t a guy just get high and say stupid stuff after winning gold and keep the rapper head gear for singers instead of swimmers?
I just thought he had braces…so many people are getting them now at all ages, not just the usual junior high kids. 🙂
Lochte had a custom made diamond “grill” in his mouth. It’s basically jewelry for teeth that was originally made popular by the hip hop and urban cultures. There’s a lot of rap songs about grills too, but his is unique because You hardly see any thing on the teeth but diamonds. It usually looks like the teeth are completely covered. I bet that cost a pretty penny, trust me… Kids today, go figure. Lol
How about at age 75 and looks back and says “Damn I had fun” Let people enjoy their lives and have fun. He wasnt harming anyone.
Not with the teeth…perhaps with the peeing in the pool…