Comments on: ‘Pot’ of Gold for Phelps http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232 Health News and Commentary from Frank Mangano Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cecilie http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232&cpage=1#comment-3336 Cecilie Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:36:05 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232#comment-3336 Widely publicized? This is the first place I've seen it mentionned. Maybe if people focused less on newspapers and news casts ... That being said, I agree that when you're a public sports figure like he is, you keep your nose clean, at least in public. If he smoked in private, isn't this an invasion of his privacy anyway? Not saying he's right to do what he does in private, or that he should have made sure there were no cameras around, or that he shouldn't get the same punishment as any other less famous person; but ... How many people can really throw stones when they're in a glass house? Have we as parents never made a mistake? Widely publicized? This is the first place I’ve seen it mentionned. Maybe if people focused less on newspapers and news casts …

That being said, I agree that when you’re a public sports figure like he is, you keep your nose clean, at least in public. If he smoked in private, isn’t this an invasion of his privacy anyway?

Not saying he’s right to do what he does in private, or that he should have made sure there were no cameras around, or that he shouldn’t get the same punishment as any other less famous person; but …

How many people can really throw stones when they’re in a glass house? Have we as parents never made a mistake?

]]> By: Twinmack http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232&cpage=1#comment-3334 Twinmack Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:55:19 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232#comment-3334 Obviously the fame (and fortune) has gone to his head. Additionally, somewhere along the line he has not looked up the definition of the word NO. But the those of his age have never been taught what the word means so it wouldn't do him any good to look it up. I do not like athletes who act as Phelps has. It is that attitude of I AM GREAT look at me. I don't care how hard he practiced to win the medals he did. The only consolation is that very soon his notority will be gone like Spitz, Louganous and the rest. Obviously the fame (and fortune) has gone to his head. Additionally, somewhere along the line he has not looked up the definition of the word NO. But the those of his age have never been taught what the word means so it wouldn’t do him any good to look it up.

I do not like athletes who act as Phelps has. It is that attitude of I AM GREAT look at me. I don’t care how hard he practiced to win the medals he did.

The only consolation is that very soon his notority will be gone like Spitz, Louganous and the rest.

]]> By: dale patterson http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232&cpage=1#comment-3333 dale patterson Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:29:13 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=232#comment-3333 Just another gifted, inmature idiot. Just another gifted, inmature idiot.

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