OlderMichael Phelps Skipping 2012 Olympics?
Despite his bong incident, Michael Phelps is in good spirits at the Meadowbrook Athletic Club in Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday (February 5).
The 23-year-old Olympic champion told the Balitmore Sun that he might pass on the 2012 Olympics, saying, “This is a decision of mine that I’m not going to make today and I’m not going to make tomorrow. It’s going to require a lot of time and energy and a lot of thinking for myself - but also talking to [coach Bob Bowman] and talking to my family and just deciding what I want to do.”
Phelps continued, “But I’m not going to let anything stand in my way. If I decide to walk away, I’ll decide to walk away on my own terms. If it’s now, if it’s four years, who knows. But it is something I need to think about and decide what I want to do.”
The CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee said Wednesday he’d like to have a face-to-face meeting with Phelps, and spokesman Darryl Seibel said the federation was sending the Olympic star a letter offering its assistance. “We at the USOC, as we said in an earlier statement, are exceptionally disappointed in him, as he is in himself,” Jim Scherr said during a conference call that was set to preview the 2010 Winter Olympics.
DO YOU THINK Phelps should skip out on the 2012 Olympics — YAY or NAY?
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He’s to good to quit! If he does, it would really make a difference for team U.S.A. I really hope he does go to the olympics in London.
he should. marijuana doesn’t improve his performance
Do you see any other athletes that can smoke pot and still be the best? I mean there is no other athletes that can pull this off..what he is proving is he actually has a life in his off season..so if he can get to business during the season and still win he can smoke and drink when he wants..keep swimming til you cant no more .:) love ya mike phelps!
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