Phelps in Trouble?

I was very disappointed to hear this story. Swimming has benefited from such good publicity recently with the Olympics and World Champs. Compared to other sports, our star athletes are generally seen as respectful, intelligent people who work hard, play fair and serve as good role models. That is certainly still true. Unfortunately, something like this was bound to happen with the increased public visibility of someone like Michael Phelps. I hope he does the right thing, as others have suggested, and take the opportunity to counsel other young people about the dangers of drunk driving. My own children are too young for this now, but what a teaching opportunity for parents and coaches...not to condemn Michael, but to strongly condemn his action in front of young people so that they may be positively influenced by this unfortunate event.

I was very disappointed to hear this story. Swimming has benefited from such good publicity recently with the Olympics and World Champs. Compared to other sports, our star athletes are generally seen as respectful, intelligent people who work hard, play fair and serve as good role models. That is certainly still true. Unfortunately, something like this was bound to happen with the increased public visibility of someone like Michael Phelps. I hope he does the right thing, as others have suggested, and take the opportunity to counsel other young people about the dangers of drunk driving. My own children are too young for this now, but what a teaching opportunity for parents and coaches...not to condemn Michael, but to strongly condemn his action in front of young people so that they may be positively influenced by this unfortunate event.