Michael Phelps. A stoner?

[Tadd Ekstrand]

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[Kurt Rahn]

Give me a break! Who freaking cares. The guy won 8 gold medals. He takes great care of his body. He obviously is not a regular pot smoker. And he's still just a kid...I didn't graduate from college until I was 24, and I did much worse than that. If he has regular run-ins that demonstrate a pattern of behavior, then by all means let him have it with both barrels. But I guess that's the nature of setting yourself up as a media darling...they're looking for the slightest thing to knock you down.

[Tadd Ekstrand]

Yea I just saw it on CNN when I got home and had to see the picture.

[Steve Ekstrand]

I don't know how you get that dumb.

He doesn't make bazillions playing for a team that doesn't care about an arrest record.

He makes money off endorsements as the world's greatest athlete and all-American boy.

He survived without tarnish a DUI conviction at 19. He had his wake-up call. Handlers were freaking out warning him to lower the profile of his obnoxious party train.

No, he's the greatest athlete in the world he'll do whatever he wants and then some. That's fine. But don't expect the sponsors to write the checks anymore. I hope he is careful with the millions he has gotten so far. I predict bankruptcy in the next five years.

[Bob Beamesderfer]

I don't care, but the USOC will. About 20 years ago, they added all illegal drugs to the banned list along with the usual performance enhancing substances.

[Jeff Shyu]

was i the only one that thought he was a stoner just from listening to his interviews?

[Christine Grice]

was i the only one that thought he was a stoner just from listening to his interviews?

One too many laps in the pool trying to see how far he could swim underwater without taking a breath.

[Will Kalman]

Or too much chlorine in the bong water!

[Steve Ekstrand]

The USOC has no business caring about anything that isn't a performance enhancement, they aren't the morality police.

And personally I could care less if he's a stoner as long as he doesn't DUI.

But his only value is in endorsements. Gonzo.

[Jeff Shyu]

i'm sure Hightimes pays as much as Nike.. }:)

[Sebastian Rios]

I feel sorry for the folks that have to smoke out with the guy, with those huge lungs it has to be dust by the time he passes it.

[Bob Beamesderfer]

The USOC has no business caring about anything that isn't a performance enhancement, they aren't the morality police.

They wanted to be on the "just say no" bandwagon.

[Chad Stubblefield]

Our govenor used to smoke lots of pot after working out and look at him now, he's kick ass.


I remember the first time I tried to hit a bong (looong time ago, dont do it anymore) I blew into the bong and out came the bowl and stinky bong water all over my friends parents rug.

[Mike Yanase]

i remember hearing about this on the radio yesterday. i thought it was quite interesting.

[Steve Ekstrand]

I totally don't care what he does, its just so stupid for somebody who earns his money really only through endorsements with the blue chip needs an All-American hero figure type companies. He's obviously, an idiot. Unless somehow he thinks he's going to go from swimming to acting or wrestling??? Or governating?

[Bob Beamesderfer]

I totally don't care what he does, its just so stupid for somebody who earns his money really only through endorsements with the blue chip needs an All-American hero figure type companies. He's obviously, an idiot. Unless somehow he thinks he's going to go from swimming to acting or wrestling??? Or governating?

Exactly. What does Kobe endorse these days?

[Greg Peng]

They both endorse Guitar Hero...

[Mike Yanase]

They both endorse Guitar Hero...

i remember seein that commercial and going lol

[Steve Ekstrand]

Kellogg's announced today that it would not be renewing their endorsement contract with Phelps.

[Bob Beamesderfer]

Kellogg's announced today that it would not be renewing their endorsement contract with Phelps.

Down economy + even slightly negative press = end of contract.

Does Rosetta Stone have a language lesson for "contrite, disgraced athletes?"

[Mako Koiwai]

"Phelps" ... I thought it said "PALERO" ... would have made more sense