No doubt in your Internet travels you've come across the "Success Kid" meme, featuring a baby making a fist with a scrunched-up expression of determination. It began in 2007 and eventually became known as "Success Kid". The popularity of the image led CNN to describe Sammy Griner, the boy depicted in the photo, as "likely the Internet's most famous baby".
A recent image of the teen, now 18, has emerged and he is a far cry from his younger self. Sammy now has long, wavy brown hair — drastically different to the light brown locks he debuted 17 years ago. He is also seen with a bit of facial hair forming on his chin and puts on a weak smile in a similarly toothless display.
时光飞逝，如今他已经成长为18岁的少年，模样也和小时候大相径庭！现在的萨米留着一头棕色长发，下巴上还留了些许胡须，虽然还是一张娃娃脸，但整个人看上去“老成”了许多。但和小时候一样的是，萨米依然笑不露齿，眉眼中也还能看出幼时的影子。
他当时正准备把一大把沙子塞进嘴里......
Griner's mom Laney Griner said that she snapped the original photo of Sammy when he was just 11 months old during a day at the beach. Although he looked contented with a victory, Sammy was actually about to shove a fistful of sand into his mouth, she said.
2007年，当他还是一个11个月大的宝宝时，他的妈妈兰妮·格里纳在海滩上随手拍下了那张经典照片。尽管萨米看起来像是因某种胜利而洋洋得意，但实际上，他当时正准备把一大把沙子塞进嘴里。
谁也没想到
这张普通的照片会迅速走红，火遍全球
甚至挽救他们的家庭
母亲兰妮在接受采访时称，在萨米出生之前，他的父亲贾斯汀·格里纳被诊断出肾脏衰竭。这意味着他需要长期透析才能维持生命。随着萨米一天天长大，贾斯汀的病情愈加严重，每周三次、每次四小时、长达六年的透析让他的身心俱疲。兰妮表示，我只是想让他恢复健康。
Laney decided to launch a GoFundMe site to help find a living donor and raise funds toward the costs of Justin's transplant surgery. Medicare would cover 80 percent of Justin's post-surgery costs, but the Griner's still needed $12,000 to cover prescription drugs for the first year alone, noting that Justin would need to be on a variety of prescription drugs for the rest of his life.
兰妮发起了一项GoFundMe众筹活动，为贾斯汀的肾脏移植手术寻找活体捐赠者并筹集资金。因为移植手术的费用高昂，仅第一年的处方药费用就需要1.2万美元，并且贾斯汀需要终生服用这些药物。尽管医疗保险能支付80%的手术费用，但对这个家庭而言，剩下的部分仍然是沉重的负担。
众筹初期，兰妮并不打算使用“成功宝宝”表情包为活动吸引关注，她希望这次筹款专注于贾斯汀的病情。然而，几天后她意识到，如果没有“成功宝宝”的知名度，筹款活动难以获得足够的曝光。于是，兰妮最终决定借助表情包的影响力，呼吁网友们的支持。
远远超过最初的目标
筹集超过10万美元的善款
The GoFundMe resulted in a whopping $101,125 being raised for Justin Griner and his family.
最终，这场由表情包引发的救援行动共为萨米一家筹集了超过10万美元的善款，这个数字远远超过了最初的目标。
2015年8月，贾斯汀成功接受了肾脏移植手术，手术非常顺利。
Justin said he's been blown away by the messages of support he received after the operation and said that the meme has only been positive for the family. "As much bad stuff you might see in the news every day, it's refreshing to see for the most part that people are good and want to take care of each other," he said.
