Did anyone else catch Phelps on the Today show this morning? I thought he handled himself quite well - especially as he is already not the greatest public speaker and interviewee in the world! I had to agree with his assessment of the DUI and the latest issue being very different. It's a huge difference when you are endangering the lives of others (by being on the road) versus doing something that though illegal, in and of itself has no impact on the health and safety of others around him.
Good to see him out by the pool, and look forward to seeing him dominate in Rome this summer!
The best interviewers in the business(ie Howard Stern, Diane Sawyer) would not put up with that kind of answer.
Stern - only because he will say anything and ask any question. Diane Sawyer!?!? Her interviews are always lame - her last one I caught she sounded loaded. She's as bad as they get. If you want a real interview get someone from the BBC.
I feel bad for Phelps because he's busted his a$$ for the better part of the last 10 years (plus going for 2012) and hasn't had the luxury to grow up without a huge media spotlight - yes he brought a lot of it on himself because he wanted to break Spitz's record and be the best ever, and elevate the sport, and then acted like a college student. I was always told "don't do anything you don't want your mother to see in the newspaper" - and I got away with most of it, but not always. He should have known that it would get out, he's not your average beer drinking, pot tokin college kid. I know NOT everyone smoked pot in college, so all the "I didn't do it in college" can calm down. Maybe he didn't think his own peers (age wise) would turn him in. In 20 years he'll be know for the olympic records, and the gold medals and the domination of the sport - and there will be a string of little Phelpesian swimmers (both male and female) pushing themselves to the same levels. At least I hope that's the case
The best interviewers in the business(ie Howard Stern, Diane Sawyer) would not put up with that kind of answer.
Stern - only because he will say anything and ask any question. Diane Sawyer!?!? Her interviews are always lame - her last one I caught she sounded loaded. She's as bad as they get. If you want a real interview get someone from the BBC.
I feel bad for Phelps because he's busted his a$$ for the better part of the last 10 years (plus going for 2012) and hasn't had the luxury to grow up without a huge media spotlight - yes he brought a lot of it on himself because he wanted to break Spitz's record and be the best ever, and elevate the sport, and then acted like a college student. I was always told "don't do anything you don't want your mother to see in the newspaper" - and I got away with most of it, but not always. He should have known that it would get out, he's not your average beer drinking, pot tokin college kid. I know NOT everyone smoked pot in college, so all the "I didn't do it in college" can calm down. Maybe he didn't think his own peers (age wise) would turn him in. In 20 years he'll be know for the olympic records, and the gold medals and the domination of the sport - and there will be a string of little Phelpesian swimmers (both male and female) pushing themselves to the same levels. At least I hope that's the case
