Phelps’ Downfall Was Worth More Than Gold
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the fact that being caught smoking weed at one point became a scandal is insane
The early 2000s were a period of dramatic social transformation. During the 2008 election Obama vocally opposed Gay Marriage for example, I bring that up not to slander him but rather to point out that was the political calculation only 16 years ago, it was too controversial for a democratic president to remotely entertain.
@@user-mz6iy5ip9o vocally is quite an over statement, but yeah super interesting
Fr. What a different time
@@tam11225this happened in 2020 as well, not so different
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Add 5 years and you'll be pro incestual marriage.
This whole story tells more about the public than about Phelps. They treat him like some kind of saint, extrapolate every virtue, creating this unreasonable figure, and when the necessary setback comes they feel betrayed. "Cursed is the man who trusteth man"
Also about mainstream media, freaking vultures.
So true
@@ssantelha mainstream media is a bunch of demons. They will eat you alive. I would've been like, woops lol I would've asked, "Can you remind me how many gold medals you have?" lmao
I think you mean "exaggerate" not "extrapolate" but I totally agree
No joke, they wanted it so bad why put all that on a kid. Why not try to be an immaculate example yourself/don’t meet your heroes etc.
If smoking weed and a single DUI is a downfall then my life a certified train wreck.
DUI is really an issue. But smoking weed? 😂😂😂
DUI is inexcusable
DUI is trash
😂😂😂😂
So basically clickbait? Got it, tks so much😊
His „worst“ Olympia 2012 resulted in 4 gold Metalls which is just insane…
technically his worst olympics was in 2000 when he was 15, placed 5th in the 200 fly
@@PiiggPenn"worst of his prime" was kinda implied here
@@greggassen5548 no it wasn’t it said worst olympia. No implication whatsoever
@@kylepham5842 Obviously any athlete's worst performance would be before they reached their prime or right after. How tf do you need that explained to you?
Also, implied literally means "not mentioned explicitly" Then why are you looking a=for a literal mention but talking about implications??
@@kylepham5842Dude it could be 2:27 and I tell you it’s 2:30 and you’d call me a liar. Everyone knows what this guy was trying to say nobody likes a smartass.
8 golds in one Olympics … you can only go down from there bruh 😂😂😂😂😂
This just makes me like Phelps more. The media treated him outragously for his mistakes and the fact that he didn't turn into a "bad boy" like the media was making him out to be and instead become an advocatew for the people facing the problems he was is the kind of heart it takes to win 8 gold medals
I am a swimmer and have so much respect for Michael Phelps. He is the coolest guy ever and even got a WR in golf. I wish people would have cut him some slack especially since he sincerely apologized. Lots of people don't realize how impossibly hard it is to get out of addiction.
for sure
I respect him for what he’s accomplished and all the time and effort it took to do that but unfortunately he’s not the nicest person (I’m not going to say why I know this) it seems like that is some what of normalcy when it comes to athletes that are at the level a good example would be Michael Jordan.
@@Pegasus_p12 elaborate on MJ please
@@dardam2868he’s a psychopath tf you mean? 😂
@@poindextertunes well Im Not from the US, so maybe I’m not updated and that’s why I ask
“Not consistent with image of Kelloggs” LMAO like any true athlete gives a Fuck about such a company endorsing them
If they ever sold something healthy I don’t remember it.
capitalizing the Fuck was personal lmfao
Is Bruce Jenner post op consistent with the Kellogg’s brand?
Ironically, stoners probably crush more cereal pound-for-pound than any other demographic. Not researched, speaking from personal experience of course 😂😂
They care about the millions in sponsorship money
When you spend years in the pool and finally you’re the best. It was probably all just a wave of “what do I do now” and he went out and lived life. I cant blame him
For anything.
getting that much backlash for smoking weed when every celebrity does it today is crazy
This was an amazing and eye opening video. You showed this "god like" being is only human. I always loved Phelps for his skill in the water and honesty out of the water. I respect him even more after watching this video. I hope Phelps sees this video and reads our comments. Thanks for sharing such a well put together video ❤️👍.
Especially since the vultures attacking him have and probably do 10x worse.
I can definitely blame him for the DUI
@@nickpickle7665 DUI from weed?
Its amazing how the world can lift you up, and forget you the moment you slip up. Michael was for all intents and purposes the perfect swimmer, but he was still human. "To err is human", many people forget this. He is amazing yes without a doubt, but still human and this is key!! We should never forget!!! Beautiful video!
To err
There’s even a little bit more to this awesome story.
Both Phelps and his coach, Bob Bowman has said many times that Phelps’ preparation for the 2012 Olympics was less than ideal. Phelps ended up losing his best event, the 200 butterfly, to South Africa’s Chad le Clos, by only five 100ths of a second, sparking their “beef”. In another event, the 400 IM, one that he also broke the world record in at the previous Olympics, he failed to even medal.
After 2012, Phelps went into retirement from swimming. Initially when he told his coach that he wanted to come back for Rio 2016, Bob said no, but Phelps was able to convince him that he was really serious about it this time, and fully dedicated to ending his career on a good note. Following his DUI in 2014, he was barred from participating in the 2015 World Championships in Kazan Russia, therefore, Phelps opted to swim at the 2015 US national championships in Texas that year. At the world championships, Chad Le Clos bragged to the media about his winning time of 50.56 in the 100 butterfly, stating that it was a time that Phelps hadn’t swam or beat in several years, therefore, Phelps should keep quiet regarding Le clos. Phelps responded by swimming a 50.45 mere hours later, what was (at the time) a textile world record. Also at that same meet, Phelps scared several world records, swimming times that WOULD have won him multiple gold medals at world championships had he been there, and he began to solidify his comeback. At Rio 2016, he earned five more gold medals, and one silver, reclaiming his 200 butterfly throne that he lost to Le Clos in 2012.
To win that much gold you need an appetite , a word with many other meanings.
I find it hilarious how American parents forced to Phelps to be the role model of their children. He was not obligated to being a perfect citizen. Smoking weed and going to parties in Las Vegas is perfectly legal and human behaviour. If I won just 3 Olympic gold medals I would have partied way harder than Michael. Besides the DUI, he didn't do much wrong. What a legend.
Exactly!
Are they jealous?
If you notice these scandals, the Britney thing, the Lindsay Lohan thing, aren't really things anymore. We just kinda expect celebrities to party these days.
Because like you also notice that stuff was happening when cameras were becoming more accessible and portable.
Now they're everywhere and like... Yeah. Lots of people smoke weed and drink alcohol. Who would have thought.
As someone outside of the United States I wasn't aware of Michael Phelps tumultuous journey, only his accomplishments. It really goes to show that external markers of success aren't everything and that everyone is fighting their own internal battles. Thank you for making this video, it has been a good reminder for myself in my own recent struggles. (Edits for spelling and grammar)
Most Americans don't know about his upbringing either
what about his upbringing?
The diet and nutrition aspect is really one of the most underappreciated aspects of swimming. It may be hard to imagine, but when you have to eat that much, eating itself becomes a chore and something you don't want to do. Add on to that, both Phelps and I have ADHD, and while I don't know if Phelps took medication for it, I am, and one of the side effects is appetite suppression, which makes getting enough calories even harder. And if you don't eat enough for a day, even if you're just 1,000 calories short, your body doesn't hesitate to let you know. You feel absolutely awful, your muscles cramp, and you can barely move.
The pills make you a zombie, stop taking them. Haven’t you seen your whole personality goes from outgoing to totally oblivious and distant from everyone? Your entire personality gets changed
Thanks for that perspective! I didn't consider it before.
i was eating scrambled eggs watching this video and my meds made it so hard to finish my food😫
i couldnt imagine eating 8-10k calories a day with my appetite suppression
He definitely took the ADHD meds. To me, that's the biggest issue with his swimming performances.
"This time he betrayed them again" is such a loaded statement. Role models don't owe you anything
the amount of focus and dedication it takes to become one of the best in the world at something is truly unique, but it also points to a unique brain & personality that most people cannot begin to empathize with. after you achieve what you've worked your entire life for, these overachievers can struggle to reconnect with a purpose in life. im glad phelps didn't hurt anyone or himself, and proud of him for recommitting his life to another purpose and starting a family.
Good point. He did all that he wanted to do. Literally nothing more to do for him. So he was like " ok so what now?"
Unfortunately, athletes do get away with more. Putting him under such scrutiny for weed was unreasonable but his DUI deserved some heat. He's still the greatest ambassador for swim and likely will be for the foreseeable future, but I think he's fundamentally a good man. But he was under perhaps one of the most insane training regimens ever and remained professional about all incidents. He will undoubtedly be remembered for his achievements, but beyond that he should be remembered for the DUI but also being the model of self-improvement and rebounding to a degree that I don't think has been achieved by other disgraced athletes.
As a former swimmer I can completely attest to how badly training mangles your body and rips it up - myself and most of my friends who used to swim all have debilitating chronic injuries in our early 20s that will screw us for life. Marijuana is one of the only things that can actually help me recover when I work out from my chronic pain - what an absolute joke that he got in trouble for hitting a bong (yes it was a different time) but come on this man deserves justice smh
Great content, editing and story was great. As a swimmer, I wish more swimming content was made like this. It’s too bad that swimming isn’t popular. I did really enjoy the video though!
This just shows people in a nutshell. Make Phelps higher than life so you in a way view him as more than human. He works extremely hard to accomplish something never done. And something as simple as smoking Marijuana which is beyond acceptable today. And to watch people have extremely harsh takes over something minor when deep down they've either made mistakes similar or far worse but the expectations for them are far lower.
Thank you Tam - this popped up on my algorithm - v glad it did - great video. And as for the media - wow - brutal - he seems like a terrific guy - like many top athletes the psychological challenges are so great at such a young age. Kudos to him for moving on to a positive phase in his life.
you're gonna blow up, this was amazing. keep up the hard work and it will pay off soon
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Phelps smoked pot at a party as a 23yo and people got mad all while being in offseason as the greatest swimmer/ olympic athlete out there😂
the ones clowning on him probably did much worse in the 70s or still do in their cocain parties.
I wish he said just 'fuck you. Don't bother me'
This was a pretty great video you have done and made well done. Also Michael Phelps with a suit and glasses reminds me of Clark Kent lmao.
I love your videos Tam 🤩 Keep going!!
Thanks stranger ❤️🫣🤪
great vid keep up the good work
Never heard anything about Micheal Phelps outside of his medal count until this video, great insight and interesting watch, also shocked that ur channel is as small as it is, I watch a lot of video essays of similar format but I would’ve expected a video of this quality would come from a massive channel, impressive shit man definitely subbing
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@@tam11225 yep bro. Absolutely amazing video. Like from Ukraine ❤
Honestly, I thought you had more subs. This is great content, keep it up!
I was shocked with the amount of subcribers u had, keep going man, loved the vid
little did these people know about the oxi-crisis that was soon to follow. condemning somebody that is 23 and at a party, who is working like a beast full time for a bong hit seemed ridiculous even for these times
What an amazing piece of journalism. This is so dope. Keep it up!!!!
Thanks so much!
very good video, never had my eyes catching on a swimming video but this one, this one is so pleasant to watch
keep up the quality :)
Thank you so much! I honestly have never really followed swimming lol but watching Michael Phelps on TV throughout the 2000’s-2010’s, like so much of the U.S., I find his story to be so interesting and especially inspiring
For such a small channel, the production quality on this video is insane. I had really enjoyed the video.
The audio however was kinda disorientating, with the sound coming out of the left ear cup louder than the right.
Thank you for letting me know! I’ll take note and see if I can fix it next video
I’m a big fan of Michael. An amazing athlete and what a fighter. I appreciate his honesty and openness and heart to help others. Thank you Michael!
Great quality video!
what an unbelievably well produced video, I hope that this channel gets the recognition it deserves soon!
Dude, your videos are pro quality. This is going to be big.
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Great video!
Aye as a fellow cancer man
I understand yah boss
We great
And our greatness is led by our emotions and at times them same emotions that make us great is the same emotions can put us in dark places
I swear I feel it brother !
Balance for us is key emotionally. At the end we always bound for greatness it’s the story that makes it greater
Love the editing dude, from one editor to another 🙏
Thought you had a million subs great work my guy
Man as someone who was a child when Phelps was dominating and also still when he had these controversies, I didn’t hear anything about it. Like I straight up thought he was just really good and then decided to retire in 2016
Hey man great video, dropped a like. What’s that instrumental playing I gotta know
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Once you have everything that you want, you realize that it was a mistake. You realize that by having everything you want there is nothing left to try to get. Nothing left to hope, dream, or wish about.
No comments and only 6 likes?? This video is extremely high quality. I can't believe it hasn't blown up.
Thank you 🙏❤️
It's a new channel, gotta have patience..!
*almost new
@@SpeedAceX I think that was more of clickbait. It was honestly the reason why I clicked it. Because it was so BS lol, but still great video
@@Sandipan_Naskar new enough lol
great video!
Showing the world that even the most talented and successful people can struggle with mental and emotional health is AMAZING... thank you! (And I wish you the best!!!)
Considering how vile and criminal the gop have been for decades, yet having zero consequences, Mr. Phelps' punishment for a bit of pot is absolutely stupid.
Great video, well made
This makes me so nostalgic
Interesting. Thanks for the video!
well made, keep going.
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Beautiful video, dude.
The fact that he came back after each of these mishaps to win medals at the olympics shows how great he is. He was one of the biggest stars on the planet, sure he cracked under pressure, but he got the help he needed, brought it back, and when the lights were the brightest, he was once again, unbeatable.
Great video man, Truth. I remember all this a few years back. I remember thinkin he is the perfect poster boy for America branding him. Then he showed his human side and they dipped on him. After that, that's when I related to him.
Phelps in trouble for smoking weed was before his time. Nowadays, people ask "who DOESN'T" smoke weed 🤣
Something went wrong! Sports is supposed to shape athlete’s characters, not hinder the character development😢
Brother marijuana is legal now, always should have been. He didn't make a mistake, he made a choice.
Nicely done.
I think Michael Phelps is extraordinary individual. I can only imagine how he worked so hard to attain that and those that has glass houses throw the first stone. I think people are looking for a perfect person that they can’t have
Had to idea about this part of his history and I’m glad he’s doing well now. And they did exaggerate a lot on the reactions (besides the driving one).
Phelps is an inspiration and Im not even american
If you think about it, from a young age he won everything most people would only dream of doing, and I think people don't realise whenever someone like him or Usain Bolt do what they've done do all the hard work to get to the top for us watching its great to watch and rewatchnd relive but for them it was their experience so sure they might feel similar feelings but they have to go into the "what's next mode" they can't really stay in one place because they weren't built like that in the first place, so for Phelps I can understand the missing practice and all that stuff because in his mind he already did what he wanted to do and then the second time around he was winning still without being the most dedicated so it probably made it worse for him because it showed him he could still win while having fun on the side. Once you create those habits you can't really stop them and once his career ended he was just stuck with his habits without the swimming side
you can see michael was just a kid who liked swimming, and he was damn good at it but as the time went on he changed into a different person. Swimming while important, was no longer the most important thing, and his life was no longer focused solely on swimming. His story sounds like a story of a kid who had nothing else but swimming, and thus losing on a lot of stuff on those early years. We praise the gold medals, the huge successes, but fail to realize that only pleases ourselves and not the person winning them. afterall, after you win 1 gold medal, all the gold medals are the same. Glad he found a balance in his life and i hope anyone can take something away from his story.
great video, but audio slightly off balance in stereo as left ear is hearing your voice muhc more clearly and louder
dope music selection
hey tam really nice video i enjoyed it! If i could ask though the name of the song in the intro, Thanks!
Thanks man 🙏
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OH DAAAANG! he smoked weed! went to vegas to party, and even got a DUI! he’s an absolutely despicable human being. how does someone dive sooo low??
What’s the intro and outro song? Great video by the way!
Thank you!
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i had to stop and shazam that intro song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
He shouldn't have apologized to all the self-righteous hypocrites. Do it for the 99% of people who aren't perfect and own up to it.
He went to rehab for what an average mid 20 year old does for a decade before slowing down.
Just seeing Skip Bayliss comment on this guy about not wanting to see him on the TV anymore is exactly how I feel about Skip Bayliss lmao
he is great and all that. but when you have the opportunity to win 8 medals in one go it is hard to get the same number if you are a tennisplayer of football player
Marshawn Lynch has a similar resume of mistakes & the media tried to shame him around when he left Buffalo. Years later he finally gave them the finger showing that apologizing, in our culture, opens the door for the BS. Being unapologetically him meant they no longer had the rug of perfection to pull from him.
Phelps, by age 31, resume consisted of winning 28 Olympic medals (23🥇, 3 🥈 & 2 🥉), 1 DUI 🥃 & he possibly didn’t inhale 💨 like Clinton. Sounds like a high achieving American to me & that free-will results us in more good than the bad choices we like to focus on. The bandwagons full for greatness & it reveals the less forgiving when the opportunity to jump ship presents after something has gone wrong. Thank you Phelps for what you brought to the state of Maryland. We’ll take you over what most of these others states are left with as Legends
People care way too much about people they’ve never met
Phelps never had a life . All he did was swim all day everyday since he was a kid. He finally achieved his goal of winning at the Olympics and now he realized he missed out on so much. Not to mention everyone loves him.
i don't really say this or comment, but you deserve a lot more subscribers and views. keep going! consistency/discipline is all you need. good luck :)
Thanks man! I really appreciate it 🙏
I like how you say that doing double the speed limit under the influence is just "arguably" better than smoking weed
Michael Phelps is one of the best people I've ever met. Will straight up tell you how it is, work out with you, and share his bong hit. Just don't shotgun him. He'll blow your lungs out kid!
It is sad that we are quick to Torch out heroes when they do something wrong, yet we turn blind eye when politicians and leaders do MUCH MUCH worse!
Every winner gets slandered by people that don’t work as hard
People need to stop demanding perfection from other people. Michael is like the rest of us, except when he's swimming.
Michael Phelps, you are an inspiration to many people. ❤
We love him in Baltimore ❤❤❤
skipping over Rio is kinda weird to me narrativewise
I watched this whole video thinking it was about the guy who became disgraced after using steroids. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of but now I realize I confused Phelps with Lance Armstrong lol 😮
Dudes got 8 gold medals and made millions from commercials. Smoking a little weed isn’t a downfall. He’s doing bette than most
No, he got 8 gold medals from a single Olympic, he has 23 altogether.
He shoulda just told people he didn’t inhale.
I GASPED when i saw that the video only has 30 likes and only a couple hundred views
What’s the name of the song at the beginning? Gave me goosebumps
apologizing for doing a bong rip. jesus what a set of fucking melts.
Music used?
This young man has been hounded by media and his friends with whom he shared a bong (pot). This was it self akin to being stabbed in the back. Praised one day, no forgiveness for the second. And he did it again with the DUI, for that, yes, I agree; he should have been chastised. But he was a young man. Each and every parent has gone through these types of issues with their own Children but NOOOO Michael was NOT ALLOWED TO BE YOUNG. Hypocrisy rules. Shame on everyone who bashed him about.
My response to Maggie would have been "Hey! How many gold medals have you brought to the USA? 0?"
The fact that Phelps got 8 golds in 2008 and people still find a way to hate on him is just mind-blowing. It shows that all anyone cares about is money. "Smoking pot is hurting Phelps's marketability". Yeah, no shit Sherlock. But I doubt he cares about making money as much as other people do from his image. Phelps carried the pressure put on him by others and they celebrated in his victories. But when he was down, when he wanted not to have that pressure, everyone who celebrated turned against him.
I just wanna know who took the pic and who shared it
I think he is the absolute legend. The way he was treated is so unfair. As I do blame him for DUI, the other stuff are pretty normal for everyone else. People forget he is a human being, he was a kid, with unimaginable pressure of the whole nation. They forgive much worse behaviour of actors, politicians, musicians, but not athletes. They are not allowed to make a mistake, they are not allowed to try to live like regular people.
The only shady thing with him was his gold over Cavic. Not sure who won that one, Omega claimed that Cavic didn't press the plate hard enough. But, nevertheless, that doesn't take away anything out of his greatness in a pool.
It's kinda crazy that there are pro boxers that get away with beating women and other heinous stuff and then someone like Phelps gets run through the ringer for smoking weed. I'm not gonna defend the DUI though, that's super irresponsible
The media was so mad someone so accomplished as an athlete smoked weed destroying their narrative about the substance.
I was wondering what downfall then realized there was none just some pot . some lines and a DUI.
One things about we can all admit about humans is that we love to build things up just to tear them down.
Get high, practice high, perform high❤❤❤ Go Phelps🎉🎉🎉