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

Come on, Speedo didn't sign him because he is a roll model - they signed him because he swims fast. And kids don't want to buy the latest LZR because Michael Phelps is a good person, they buy it because they see what Phelps was able to accomplish using that suit. There are excuses and then their is perspective. He tried pot - there is no indication he is a "pot head" or he most likely would have tested as such on one of his many drug tests. I believe someone tried to compare him the Michael Vick - are you kidding me? This would barely constitute a misdemeanor charge, assuming he was not carrying around a one pound sack of grass in his back pocket. I certainly didn't compare him to Michael Vick. I used Vick as an example of one person who had the world, and he continued to engage in illegal (and morally reprehensible) activities despite his knowledge of the consequences for getting caught! Was smoking pot on the same wavelength as fighting dogs? No. But you can bet that McDonalds didn't sponsor him for only his speed. They sponsored him as a healthy and health conscious person. I'm pretty sure that a guy smoking a bong isn't the health conscious image they had in mind!

Come on, Speedo didn't sign him because he is a roll model - they signed him because he swims fast. And kids don't want to buy the latest LZR because Michael Phelps is a good person, they buy it because they see what Phelps was able to accomplish using that suit. There are excuses and then their is perspective. He tried pot - there is no indication he is a "pot head" or he most likely would have tested as such on one of his many drug tests. I believe someone tried to compare him the Michael Vick - are you kidding me? This would barely constitute a misdemeanor charge, assuming he was not carrying around a one pound sack of grass in his back pocket. I certainly didn't compare him to Michael Vick. I used Vick as an example of one person who had the world, and he continued to engage in illegal (and morally reprehensible) activities despite his knowledge of the consequences for getting caught! Was smoking pot on the same wavelength as fighting dogs? No. But you can bet that McDonalds didn't sponsor him for only his speed. They sponsored him as a healthy and health conscious person. I'm pretty sure that a guy smoking a bong isn't the health conscious image they had in mind!