Phelps Weed Incident
Draws in Online Betting Sites
 February
2 - The great thing about
us human beings
is that no matter how perfect or pristine we appear, at some
point or other we all screw up and the only real question is how
big or small those
screw ups
turn out to be and, more importantly, what kind of repercussions
they leave in their wake.
Take the recent scandal of American multiple Olympic
medal-winning
swimmer Michael Phelps,
who was recently snapped smoking weed - shock shock horror
horror - from a bong, by an (presumably) ex-friend at a party.
The world is abuzz with the story and even
online betting sites
have taken an interest.
As the world struggles to accept that the fish-like Phelps is
only human and as such also prone to making mistakes (his being
dumb enough to be
captured on camera doing the naughty deed),
reports have emerged that some online betting sites are
preparing odds on what will become of Aquaman and his career.
While the respective betting sites are still largely playing
their cards close to their chests, what is known is that Phelps
will undoubtedly be feeling like a
fish out of water,
as for the first time in his
long and illustrious career,
the media spotlight illuminating him is not a kind one, but a
judgmental and scathing one.
So it should be very interesting to see if the incident will
mark the swimmer's last breath, or should that be last drag.
That said, the 6 foot 4 inch 23-year-old winner of a staggering
14 Olympic gold medals
- and 34 other gold, silver and bronze medals along the way -
has little left to prove in the swimming arena.
Of course, in the high stakes world of professional (and
exceedingly lucrative) sports, the first thing Phelps did was to
come clean about his indiscretion, by issuing a heart-felt,
slap-on-the-hand statement
in which he confirmed that the picture was genuine and that he
had in fact indulged in the 'wacky baccy'.
It read: I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and
demonstrated bad judgment ... I acted in a youthful and
inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect
from me. For this,
I am sorry. I
promise my fans and the public it will not happen again.
There is little doubt that that Phelps' many connections must be
breathing a collective sigh of relief that it was a only a
bodacious bong
attached to the fishman's face in the snapshot, and not a rolled
up banknote. Of course rolled up banknote scandals can help
careers. Just ask Kate Moss.
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