Michael Phelps and a bong? Is there any truth to this?

I really hope he serves a ban for this. There's no competitive advantage that he gets from pot. Seriously. Who cares about this? If you have a kid that admires him, the only thing you can do is to try and explain that life isn't black and white. Ppl are human, they make mistakes. You and I may or may not agree with them, but nobody is perfect. The challenge is to honor and recognize everybody's faults and weaknesses. It's easy to recognize the positives. Anybody can do that. But to come to terms with the positives AND the negatives of an individual is the mark of a quality human being. It's always interesting how celebrities show remarkable self-awareness about their mistakes after they get caught ... and usually when millions of dollars in endorsements are on the line. And I suppose when you have made mistakes in life, you've always without fail recognized them, acknowledged them publicly or to those you have disappointed, well before the truth surfaces months or even years later? If not, then... please... spare us the feigned indignation. Listen, I like Phelps but this stinks for the sport and for him. Yawn. Meh.

I really hope he serves a ban for this. There's no competitive advantage that he gets from pot. Seriously. Who cares about this? If you have a kid that admires him, the only thing you can do is to try and explain that life isn't black and white. Ppl are human, they make mistakes. You and I may or may not agree with them, but nobody is perfect. The challenge is to honor and recognize everybody's faults and weaknesses. It's easy to recognize the positives. Anybody can do that. But to come to terms with the positives AND the negatives of an individual is the mark of a quality human being. It's always interesting how celebrities show remarkable self-awareness about their mistakes after they get caught ... and usually when millions of dollars in endorsements are on the line. And I suppose when you have made mistakes in life, you've always without fail recognized them, acknowledged them publicly or to those you have disappointed, well before the truth surfaces months or even years later? If not, then... please... spare us the feigned indignation. Listen, I like Phelps but this stinks for the sport and for him. Yawn. Meh.