Can I just say?

I don't care that Michael Phelps smoked pot. Come on, he is 23. But what does make me irritated is that he did it in front of people who could (and did) ruin his reputation. I mean, we all did stupid things when we were 23. He isn't alone. I feel bad for him, actually. He is so much in the spotlight and made a mistake. It is unfortunate for him that this is probably not going to be something that he recovers from, professionally.

It's really too bad. But, as they say: "you play, you pay". So true.

I guess all he can do now is rip another bong hit.