Michael Phelps caught smoking Marijuana
Olympic Medalist, Micheal Phelps, acknowledged that he engaged in “regrettable” behavior and shown “bad judgment” after a British tabloid published a photo showing Phelps smoking marijuana from a glass pipe.
Marijuana is a banned “in-competition” substance, so it’s unlikely that Michael Phelps will face any punishment.
“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.” This was Phleps statement posted by Octagon, his management firm, on his Facebook site.
Michael Phelps won 8 gold medal in the last Olympic game, the most medals won in Olympic history. Phelps will return to training and is hoping to compete in the Austin Grand Prix from March 5-7.
(Via the LA Times, Photo from News of the World)
2 Responses to “Michael Phelps caught smoking Marijuana”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Subscribe
You can subscribe by email to receive newsletter updates:
Subscribe through a RSS feed reader
Badges
If Michael Phelps is into smoking pipes then good for him. Just because he enjoys smoking a water pipe does not mean he should have to lie about it and talk about the “big mistake” he made. The government makes a mistake every time it enforces marijuana prohibition at the expense of America and good since. America should grow up and quit attacking its own citizens for how they decide to spend their recreational time.
Sunflower Pipes
A lot of athletes and showbiz personalities have been in the vice of drugs. Sometimes, they just can’t resist the peers…