Ugh ... I'm so over the Phelps thing. I am first and foremost VERY opposed to drunk driving. I think there is absolutely NO excuse that justifies it. On the other hand he is/was a kid. He made a mistake and I think the way he handled it was amazing. He earned a ton of respect from me for that. Everyone makes mistakes and many are not as fortunate as Phelps - no one was hurt and he was able to walk away with only his repuation hurt.
HOPEFULLY, he has learned from this and will NEVER again repeat this mistake. Some people need to learn the hardway. He needs to realize that for the rest of his life he will THE MICHAEL PHELPS that swam in x number of Olympics and y medals. Even if he does something dumb at 56 he'll be in the papers. It's both a blessing and a curse.
So ... in short as long as he learns something from this I say it's time to move on ... NOTE: I agree with saying of forgive easily but remember forever ... or something like that ... I am just thankful no one was hurt, he is very lucky in that respect, and now he can and has moved on and it should be nothing more than a bleep on his record.
You learn more about someone's character in how they deal with adversity and if they rise after falling then you do simply by how well they do at the top ...
Ugh ... I'm so over the Phelps thing. I am first and foremost VERY opposed to drunk driving. I think there is absolutely NO excuse that justifies it. On the other hand he is/was a kid. He made a mistake and I think the way he handled it was amazing. He earned a ton of respect from me for that. Everyone makes mistakes and many are not as fortunate as Phelps - no one was hurt and he was able to walk away with only his repuation hurt.
HOPEFULLY, he has learned from this and will NEVER again repeat this mistake. Some people need to learn the hardway. He needs to realize that for the rest of his life he will THE MICHAEL PHELPS that swam in x number of Olympics and y medals. Even if he does something dumb at 56 he'll be in the papers. It's both a blessing and a curse.
So ... in short as long as he learns something from this I say it's time to move on ... NOTE: I agree with saying of forgive easily but remember forever ... or something like that ... I am just thankful no one was hurt, he is very lucky in that respect, and now he can and has moved on and it should be nothing more than a bleep on his record.
You learn more about someone's character in how they deal with adversity and if they rise after falling then you do simply by how well they do at the top ...
