Did anyone see the new Gary Hall, Jr Barbarsol commerical. It is about time swimmers get some good endorsements besides Speedo and the other swimming apparel companies. Madison Ave has really come a long way in the last few years. You would never see a swimmer in a commerical a year after the Olympics before. It is nice to know that all the endorsements aren't going to Phelps even though the boy more than deserves whatever endorsements he get. I mean Phelps is out of this world.
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Who knows ... maybe he realized he messed up. Maybe he doesn't think he did anything wrong. Maybe he doesn't want to paint the coaches or other swimmers in a bad light ... who knows ... I must say though that I admire people who step up and say ya' know what I screwed up and I'm sorry ... now that being said, I am not implying that Gary needs to do this or that he really did anything wrong, he did what was right for him even if that came off as childish and selfish and unsupportive. The guy did win the gold in the 50.
We tend to judge other people by our own standards and that's not fair. People are different and we all react differently in certain situations. It's easy for all us to sit back and say that we would have done things differently but unless you are in the exact same situation you don't truly know what you would have done.
Additionally, I must say I don't think I've ever heard about word uttered about the guy from anyone that really knows him ...
Who knows ... maybe he realized he messed up. Maybe he doesn't think he did anything wrong. Maybe he doesn't want to paint the coaches or other swimmers in a bad light ... who knows ... I must say though that I admire people who step up and say ya' know what I screwed up and I'm sorry ... now that being said, I am not implying that Gary needs to do this or that he really did anything wrong, he did what was right for him even if that came off as childish and selfish and unsupportive. The guy did win the gold in the 50.
We tend to judge other people by our own standards and that's not fair. People are different and we all react differently in certain situations. It's easy for all us to sit back and say that we would have done things differently but unless you are in the exact same situation you don't truly know what you would have done.
Additionally, I must say I don't think I've ever heard about word uttered about the guy from anyone that really knows him ...
