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To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (159886)	2/6/2009 2:12:35 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 361982

<<...he didn't swim to get rich...>> I'm sure that was the original intention...and Phelps clearly is almost super-human when it comes to competing in the pool...I admire what he has accomplished when it comes to the Olympic competition. Yet, Phelps made the decision not to just have a normal private life...when you try to monetize your "brand" as an worldclass athlete everything changes...Phelps' agent knows this too. Every large corporation that pays millions to an athlete has different expectations. I'm not here to judge Michael Phelps -- what he did as a young 23 year old was not unusual for kids of his generation. Has he limited his long-term endorsement potential with the DUI, the appearance at a Las Vegas strip club, and the recent S. Carolina party incident...? Yes. He knows this and his agent knows this too. Yet, Phelps can re-bound and there are corporate brands (like Speedo) that really need a relationship with him. Many athletes make mistakes and many Americans know that they are only human too. Life's a series of compromises...If you make some bad decisions you have to live with the consequences of your actions. Phelps will be just fine and will learn from what has happened.