Post by zhoffman on Mar 2, 2009 11:59:28 GMT -5
Zack Hoffman
3/1/09
Mrs. Muldoon
Period 10
Michael Phelps Wrong Action
More than 94 million Americans have tried marijuana. Out of those 94 million people you will find professional athletes in there and many celebrities. Famous athletes and celebrities who have tried marijuana include Snoop Dog, Josh Howard, Mario Chalmers, Little Wayne, Cameron Diaz, Santonio Holmes, Justin Timberlake, Michael Phelps, and many others. All of those people besides Michael Phelps can get away with it without a suspension or sanction loss. Michael Phelps should be judged like all of the rest of them.
Michael Phelps is a great athlete and arguably the best America has ever produced. He is the most winning Olympian America has ever brought to the Olympics. Michael is a professional athlete for his sport swimming just like Josh Howard is for basketball and Santonio Holmes is for football. Josh and Santonio get very miner problems for smoking weed, while Michael Phelps gets a 3 month suspension and sanction loss. Just because Michael is one of the best athletes America has ever seen, doesn’t mean he should be treated differently then other professional athletes when something like drug abuse happens.
There are reasons why U.S.A swimming and sponsorships should give him a break. Michael Phelps is still arguably a kid. He is a young adult who may still be experiencing things that are not right. He is just a kid trying to have a good time. He is the most winning Olympian, so he might have smoke marijuana to relieve stress. U.S.A swimming should cut him some slack for his mistakes, because he is only a kid.
Suspending and loosing endorsements may make Michael Phelps not want to swim competitively again. With all the stress he is going through right now he may not want to deal with it all. By suspending him for 3 months and him loosing all of his endorsements he might just retire now to save him any more pain he’s going through. It is ridiculous how much money he lost and how long U.S.A swimming is suspending him for. He is the best thing that has ever happened to swimming and he should get a break.
In conclusion Michael Phelps is one of the best athletes America has ever seen and he shouldn’t be penalized for this minor action. He could have just smoked marijuana to relieve stress; he is the greatest Olympian of all time. Although he is a role model for children, he still is going through every day life where drugs are out there. He learned from his mistake and said it would never happen again. People should trust him when he says that, and should give him a break. Michael Phelps should not be sanctioned for use of marijuana.
3/1/09
Mrs. Muldoon
Period 10
Michael Phelps Wrong Action
More than 94 million Americans have tried marijuana. Out of those 94 million people you will find professional athletes in there and many celebrities. Famous athletes and celebrities who have tried marijuana include Snoop Dog, Josh Howard, Mario Chalmers, Little Wayne, Cameron Diaz, Santonio Holmes, Justin Timberlake, Michael Phelps, and many others. All of those people besides Michael Phelps can get away with it without a suspension or sanction loss. Michael Phelps should be judged like all of the rest of them.
Michael Phelps is a great athlete and arguably the best America has ever produced. He is the most winning Olympian America has ever brought to the Olympics. Michael is a professional athlete for his sport swimming just like Josh Howard is for basketball and Santonio Holmes is for football. Josh and Santonio get very miner problems for smoking weed, while Michael Phelps gets a 3 month suspension and sanction loss. Just because Michael is one of the best athletes America has ever seen, doesn’t mean he should be treated differently then other professional athletes when something like drug abuse happens.
There are reasons why U.S.A swimming and sponsorships should give him a break. Michael Phelps is still arguably a kid. He is a young adult who may still be experiencing things that are not right. He is just a kid trying to have a good time. He is the most winning Olympian, so he might have smoke marijuana to relieve stress. U.S.A swimming should cut him some slack for his mistakes, because he is only a kid.
Suspending and loosing endorsements may make Michael Phelps not want to swim competitively again. With all the stress he is going through right now he may not want to deal with it all. By suspending him for 3 months and him loosing all of his endorsements he might just retire now to save him any more pain he’s going through. It is ridiculous how much money he lost and how long U.S.A swimming is suspending him for. He is the best thing that has ever happened to swimming and he should get a break.
In conclusion Michael Phelps is one of the best athletes America has ever seen and he shouldn’t be penalized for this minor action. He could have just smoked marijuana to relieve stress; he is the greatest Olympian of all time. Although he is a role model for children, he still is going through every day life where drugs are out there. He learned from his mistake and said it would never happen again. People should trust him when he says that, and should give him a break. Michael Phelps should not be sanctioned for use of marijuana.