Michael Phelps likes to smoke... - Page 4

Flatsix · 02-02-2009, 06:37 PM

I have an 8 year old on a swim team that looks up to Michael Phelps as someone that has done something amazing. Phelps is a role model to my swimmer as I am sure that Phelps is a role model to a lot of young swimmers. Kids look to people like Phelps and think that they can accomplish what he has accomplished. Hopefully this blows over because I do not want to have a discussion with Lauren to explain why if drugs are so bad then how did Michael Phelps accomplish what he has accomplished when he is doing drugs.

I completely agree with Bazooka Joes earlier comments. Phelps is just another human prone to mistakes and that there is another lesson hidden in this. Maybe he doesn't want to be a role model but by virtue of what he has accomplished, he is and needs to watch his conduct.

On a lighter note he could still be appear on a cereal box

WEEDIES

gettysburgfreak · 02-02-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sonic_mike

Wow I always wonder why us normal (not famous) people are shocked when famous celibates are caught doing drugs.They are just like you and me and at age 23 and who can honestly say that they haven't tried/smoked pot at that age. Life is short so live it up and have a ball.

I havent, and I am soon to be 23. Hes got a reputation to uphold. Stupid thing to do IMO. Why risk your rep and or lots of money worth of endorsements?

SeanGAR · 02-02-2009, 10:24 PM

Looks like he picked up a new endorsement over this ....

loki · 02-03-2009, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Vince McMahon of WWF is a worthy role model. Never seen a more hand's on, hard working billionaire and I tip my hat to him (I don't watch wrestling at all).

I knew one of his daughters and he actually came to her apartment to help her move out. She worked a regular job while in college...

get a few of the wrestlers there...should make moving that bed out pretty easy....

ucla695 · 02-03-2009, 07:41 AM

Now we know why he eats 10,000+ calories a day.

It's unfortunate. It could have cost him his $5 million+ in sponsorship.

mosesbotbol · 02-03-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by loki

get a few of the wrestlers there...should make moving that bed out pretty easy....

My friend Brian was trying to pick up her TV, he was struggling to carry it and Vince said, "Move out of the way..." and carried it himself.

mosesbotbol · 02-03-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

I havent, and I am soon to be 23. Hes got a reputation to uphold. Stupid thing to do IMO. Why risk your rep and or lots of money worth of endorsements?

He does not swim for endorsements and never asked to be a role model. Just as some companies won't want to be associated with Phelps, there will be a whole bunch of companies that will want to. The persona that he has now created also has cache.

Phelps is an international icon, and there's plenty of World and Euro brands that aren't concerned about his private matters at all. Some sponsors are using his past time as reason to sever their relationships, while it is really that they want to cut costs and this is a good excuse to save.

He is a swimmer first, and he should not lose sight on that. I would be more concerned with his drunk driving as that is way more serious than smoking pot at a party.

s15driftking · 02-03-2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SeanGAR

Looks like he picked up a new endorsement over this ....

Well, at least swiss army can use that pic to plug the watch he's wearing....

loki · 02-03-2009, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

My friend Brian was trying to pick up her TV, he was struggling to carry it and Vince said, "Move out of the way..." and carried it himself.

vince was on the juice back then I'm willing to bet. Steph is married to one of the wrestlers now but she's looked better

mosesbotbol · 02-03-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by loki

vince was on the juice back then I'm willing to bet. Steph is married to one of the wrestlers now but she's looked better

Corey (sp) is the daughter I knew. For sure he took steroids (perhaps for decades), but I do not consider that a negative. I assume she moved back to CT, my friend was closer to her than I was.

mosesbotbol · 02-03-2009, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by s15driftking

Well, at least swiss army can use that pic to plug the watch he's wearing....

He is sponsored by Omega, but I can't tell if that is a Planet Ocean with a diamond bezel?

loki · 02-03-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Corey (sp) is the daughter I knew. For sure he took steroids (perhaps for decades), but I do not consider that a negative. I assume she moved back to CT, my friend was closer to her than I was.

I never said or meant to imply that him being on roids was a bad or negative thing. I don't really care about that, I was just saying that's why he was able to move thigns so well. vince is an amazing business man no doubt

krash · 02-03-2009, 11:07 PM

The one positive thing I saw was that he owned up to it. He didn't pull a big smoke and mirror show that would have lasted for weeks. Yes, he made a mistake. He apologized. He will lose money on this and he knows it. His real friends and family will stick by him. He is the greatest swimmer I have ever seen, but I don't consider him a role model. I consider him the greatest swimmer I've ever seen. All of us have made mistakes, we just don't have the international media looking for them.

mosesbotbol · 02-04-2009, 08:47 AM

Ya know, his stardom was fading slowly anyhow. How many swimming events have you watched outside the Olympics? It's not like Tiger or Jordan who are/were always playing on TV. Phelps fame was just a short period.

His international fame won't be tarnished much, and I think that's where the long dollars are. Just like US celebrities being the spokesperson or advertising in Far East. He's not going to be hurting from this.

Blueface · 02-04-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by loki

vince was on the juice back then I'm willing to bet. Steph is married to one of the wrestlers now but she's looked better

Anyone as old as me remembers the WWF way back when Vince McMahon first got involved with them.
The man was a skinny as a tree limb.
I stopped following the WWF and then one day, WHAM!!! Vince McMahon is a monster dressed in a tuxedo.

Steroids? No way.

For comparison, look at Barry Bonds when he first got in the league as compared to now.
Same with Vince McMahon.

gettysburgfreak · 02-05-2009, 06:57 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/...phelps_kellogg

Ha I'm glad Kellogg is dropping his ass.

02-05-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tobii3

As long as he didn't inhale, he's still safe....

well, he could still be President...if he didn't inhale, that is.....

Nowadays he could be president if he inhaled cocaine, well, that is, if he was a ********.

taltos · 02-05-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gettysburgfreak

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/...phelps_kellogg

Ha I'm glad Kellogg is dropping his ass.

But he's getting the Doritos and Papa John's Pizza accounts instead.

mosesbotbol · 02-06-2009, 07:55 AM

It all doesn't really matter, as his endorsements with Kelloggs couldn't go for ever, an Olympic champion in a sport no one cares about only goes so long. Phelps will have a career in something other than swimming eventually and all the bong hits won't mean much. He has the world in his hand to pursue a career of his choice.

Remember Eric Heiden?

houdini · 02-06-2009, 08:05 AM

He's 23....Leave him alone...and legalize it already!

02-02-2009, 06:37 PM	#61
Flatsix Just in from the Storm Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 46 Trading: (0)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... I have an 8 year old on a swim team that looks up to Michael Phelps as someone that has done something amazing. Phelps is a role model to my swimmer as I am sure that Phelps is a role model to a lot of young swimmers. Kids look to people like Phelps and think that they can accomplish what he has accomplished. Hopefully this blows over because I do not want to have a discussion with Lauren to explain why if drugs are so bad then how did Michael Phelps accomplish what he has accomplished when he is doing drugs. I completely agree with Bazooka Joes earlier comments. Phelps is just another human prone to mistakes and that there is another lesson hidden in this. Maybe he doesn't want to be a role model but by virtue of what he has accomplished, he is and needs to watch his conduct. On a lighter note he could still be appear on a cereal box WEEDIES

02-02-2009, 10:24 PM	#63
SeanGAR Crotchety Geezer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Radford VA Posts: 911 Trading: (3)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... Looks like he picked up a new endorsement over this .... __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

02-03-2009, 07:41 AM	#65
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... Now we know why he eats 10,000+ calories a day. It's unfortunate. It could have cost him his $5 million+ in sponsorship.

02-03-2009, 11:07 PM	#73
krash Just in from the Storm Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bob Location: Central MN Posts: 40 Trading: (3)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... The one positive thing I saw was that he owned up to it. He didn't pull a big smoke and mirror show that would have lasted for weeks. Yes, he made a mistake. He apologized. He will lose money on this and he knows it. His real friends and family will stick by him. He is the greatest swimmer I have ever seen, but I don't consider him a role model. I consider him the greatest swimmer I've ever seen. All of us have made mistakes, we just don't have the international media looking for them.

02-04-2009, 08:47 AM	#74
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... Ya know, his stardom was fading slowly anyhow. How many swimming events have you watched outside the Olympics? It's not like Tiger or Jordan who are/were always playing on TV. Phelps fame was just a short period. His international fame won't be tarnished much, and I think that's where the long dollars are. Just like US celebrities being the spokesperson or advertising in Far East. He's not going to be hurting from this. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

02-05-2009, 06:57 PM	#76
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/...phelps_kellogg Ha I'm glad Kellogg is dropping his ass. __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

02-06-2009, 07:55 AM	#79
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... It all doesn't really matter, as his endorsements with Kelloggs couldn't go for ever, an Olympic champion in a sport no one cares about only goes so long. Phelps will have a career in something other than swimming eventually and all the bong hits won't mean much. He has the world in his hand to pursue a career of his choice. Remember Eric Heiden? __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

02-06-2009, 08:05 AM	#80
houdini Life is Beautiful........ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: aNYthing Posts: 194 Trading: (21)	Re: Michael Phelps likes to smoke... He's 23....Leave him alone...and legalize it already! __________________