American swimming legend Michael Phelps continues to kill it on the social media scene since retirement, giving us glimpses into his daily family life, speaking engagements and business ventures. Thanks to an Instagram post earlier this week, we also now know what it feels like when the 23-time Olympic gold medalist orders a simple cup of coffee.
Retrieving drinks for himself, wife and a friend while at an unidentified Starbucks, Phelps was amused with the names written on the cups identifying the drinks. Often teased for misspelling customers’ names, this particular Starbucks got it right, labeling Phelps’ cup as ‘The GOAT’, otherwise known as ‘The Greatest of All Time’ in honor of the 5-time Olympian who racked up a total of 28 Olympic medals. Nicole Phelps‘ cup was labeled ‘Wife of GOAT’, while the companion’s cup bore the name ‘Friend of GOAT’.
Since appearing on his Instagram account on March 20th, Phelps’ photo has over 177,000 ‘likes’ and included fan comments such as “Starbucks Knows” and “I mean, they ain’t lying.” Others zoomed in on exactly what drink MP ordered, noting the GOAT takes 4 shots of espresso.
If he was a refugee they’d give him a job .
Have to recognize The GOAT made me smile. And Boomer is “kid” ….literally. 🙂
Hard to believe we’re this easily amused…..
What happens when Lochte goes to Starbucks?
They make sure the bathroom is locked.
LOL
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make sure the bathroom “unlocked”; otherwise the store would be under renovation…
LOLzzzz
The barista writes JEAH.
“The goat,” with emphasis on the lowercase “g.”
LOL
Phelps got married last year. So the cup is right (“Wife of GOAT”) and the article is wrong (“his fiance’e”).
I’m curious who the Friend of GOAT is. Hackett ,Schmitt or someone else?
Lochte
Probably Hackett
It seems that Hackett is not very famous in US then
He is still not the GOAT, nor is Schmitt but, its not like Schmitt didnt have 5 olympic medals in 2012 in that meet alone.
Ervin maybe …..
Schmitt- posted on her snap
Cavic
Chad – Dissed again!
It’s funny because it’s true