Samuel L. Jackson, Olympics superfan

One of the fun things about Twitter is learning the different sides of celebrities. For example, over the weekend actor and bona fide badass Samuel L. Jackson has outed himself as an Olympic super fan.

Here are a sampling of tweets from Jackson, who starred in "Pulp Fiction" and "Snakes on a Plane":

Come on. Did you ever expect to find out the man who played Mace Windu and who taught you about Royales with Cheese was a big fan of Olympic weightlifting?

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