This picture of olympic superstar Michael Phelps came about this week in a Tabloid magazine. He posted this statement
"I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment," Phelps said in a statement released by Octagon, his management firm, and posted on his Facebook site. "I'm 23 years old, and despite the successes I have had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner that people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public - it will not happen again."
So what are your thoughts? What do you think needs to happen? I know that being a swim and water polo coach for many years I had many high school students that I worked with that looked up to Michael Phelps and many the high school girls with crushes on Michael Phelps...so what is it? Do we accepts it as a mistake? He is young and we all make mistakes. Should be be punished for something dumb?
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Once you become a role model and accept millions of dollars to endorse a family friendly product and then engage in illegal stupid behavior...those endorsement dollars should go away..and they did. If they continued, it would tell today's youth it is okay to engage in that behavior.. As Christians we forgive, of course..But you stay watchful.
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