Found February 08, 2009 on layupdrill.com:

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Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons. The one-time darling of the summer games was caught smoking weed via a photo published by a British tabloid. Ever since then, Phelps has been suspended by USA Swimming, and lost his endorsement deal with Kelloggs that was worth millions. Some believe other endorsements could run away from Phelps as well in the coming weeks, especially if they feel the pressure from the public. But as a 23 year old on top of his sport, people often forget Phelps is just a kid. If he needs to really ask anyone how it feels to get built up, torn down, and re-build again, he should call Kobe Bryant.

Its been nearly six years since I remember turning on the television and saw this:

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