The first of Peaty's tattoos which pay tribute to his Olympic successes is the giant lion located on his left ... Keeping to the Olympic theme on his left arm, Peaty has the Olympic rings inked ...

On whether the tattoo was painful, he told USA Today that the process hurt “just a little bit.” One viewer even drew a comparison between Gerry’s lion and Ben Affleck’s phoenix tattoo.

Upon being selected, he termed it a full-circle moment “Yeah, there is actually a tattoo of a lion on my forearm," Ratledge said. "That kind of came full circle and I didn’t even process that ...

The large artwork sits on Gerry’s upper arm, making it impossible to miss ... Gerry originally got the lion tattoo to remind him of the power of work ethic — but today, its meaning can ...