Role Model

Be a good role model.
Michael Phelps is an amazing athlete however his decisions are costing him. He has accomplished great feats in the pool but recently his name has been splashing into the news for other reasons that his athletic ability. A picture of him inhaling from a water pipe, which can be used for marijuana, has surfaced but this isn't his first run in with the law.

Drunk driving? Shortly after the 2004 Olympics Phelps was arrested for drunk driving. These are not things this swimming star wants to be known for, but at the ripe young age of 23 the he is constantly in the public eye. 

As an athlete the public focuses on you because you can be a role model for others. Michael Phelps may not only lose respect from the public, but he is also losing respect from USA swimming as they suspended him for 3 months and cut off their financial support for the same period. Phelps is also loosing his endorsement with Kellogg's. Moral of the story: make good choices. In the moments where you have the choice to decide, you are the strongest. Doing what is right no matter what, makes you a better person and a better role model.