--- description: Leslie Jones has some serious competition from Samuel L. Jackson as the Rio 2016 Olympic's most avid live-tweeter. title: Samuel L. Jackson is the Olympics' Most Enthusiastic Tweeter image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a76066b85ce1c48/6988a18a2dce01e2199ea380/samuel-l-jackson-rio-2016-olympics-live-tweets.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Samuel L. Jackson Is the Most Enthusiastic Live-Tweeter of the Rio 2016 Olympics  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 8, 2016 5:39 PM CUT  Samuel L. Jackson attends AOL Build Presents - Samuel L. Jackson from the new movie "The Legend Of Tarzan" at AOL Studios in New York on June 29, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images) Samuel L. Jackson attends AOL Build Presents - Samuel L. Jackson from the new movie "The Legend Of Tarzan" at AOL Studios in New York on June 29, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)Matthew Eisman—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 8, 2016 5:39 PM CUT [Samuel L. Jackson](http://time.com/4389590/samuel-l-jackson-star-wars-mace-windu-alive/ "undefined") might just upstage [Leslie Jones as this Olympics’ most enthusiastic live-Tweeter](http://time.com/4442303/leslie-jones-olympics-tweets/ "undefined"). The actor took to Twitter to share his hot takes about the games, taking special care to offer up his uncensored commentary [on the swimming and gymnastic performances](http://time.com/4442022/rio-2016-olympics-beach-volleyball-copacabana/ "undefined"). There’s no doubt that Jackson is a bona fide sports fan, as demonstrated by his passionate tweets, which range from cheering on US gymnastic favorites Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas to subtly shading the Russian Olympic team. See a sample of Jackson’s very excellent tweets below. Jackson is a fan of the women’s USA gymnastics team. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762436477489778693) Like everyone else, Jackson is a hardcore Simone Biles stan. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762440402917961728) Jackson with subtle shade towards Russia. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762445487194550274) No one loves gymnastics more than Samuel L. Jackson. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762450756540571649) Samuel L. Jackson was living for Katie Ledecky’s record-breaking race. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762471297318199297) Obviously, Samuel L. Jackson is a fan of the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, Michael Phelps. See that tweet with some predictably explicit words [here](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762482934892810241 "undefined"). Jackson was also a huge fan of Gabby Douglas’ game face. See the tweet with explicit language [here](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762490220080013312 "undefined"). Jackson had some words for Tim Daggett’s commentary. > [](https://twitter.com/SamuelLJackson/status/762495468907528195) Samuel L. Jackson, unofficial Olympic champ of live-tweeting. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4443417/rio-2016-olympics-samuel-l-jackson-live-tweets/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4443417/rio-2016-olympics-samuel-l-jackson-live-tweets/"},"headline":"Samuel L. 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