Just out of curiosity, I did a search for Michael Phelps on Yahoo and there were more than 111,000,000 search result.  This isn't surprising, since Michael Phelps has been to two Olympics and won 14 gold medals, including 8 at the 2008 games in Beijing.  What is surprising are some of the suggested searches: "Michael Phelps smoking", "Michael Phelps Pot", and "Michael Phelps Smoking Picture".  It seems like the country is getting a little carried away by the tabloid picture of Michael Phelps smoking at a party.

     I'm tired of hearing people complain about how disappointed they are in Michael Phelps.  He is arguably the greatest Olympian of all-time, and at only 23, he could easily add even more gold medals to his record total.  Since his behavior didn't harm anyone else, his private life should not have any impact on his professional accomplishments.  I think smoking marijuana is stupid, especially for an athlete, but it is his business.

     In other posts, I have criticized other athletes for using drugs, but those were performance enhancing drugs.  Someone like Alex "A-Roid" Rodriquez used  performance enhancing drugs to cheat, and benefit financially from his deception.  This is not the case with Michael Phelps, whose accomplishments are legitimate and should not be tainted by gossip.