Needless to say... I, and probably many others, am extremely disappointed in him. Up until I considered him one of my role models, because he seemed so kind and selfless and pure. Today my dad showed me an article on his favorite sports news page he can't tear his eyes off of that Michael Phelps was arrested for drunk driving. This was as very immature desition, not to mention illegal.
I think I'm going to pray for him. I don't know what his story about this is, but what I'm hoping is, he's still everything I thought him to be.
I'll post more information as soon as I fine it. For now... >.>
Edit: For those who don't know, the title is a play on an AIM icon I made that said "Michael Phelps swims faster than you"
Michael Phelps drives drunker than you e.e
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CobaltAngel - Posts: 1950
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This reminds me of my province's premier (governor)... he went to Hawaii and got arrested for drunk driving ^^ Pretty funny seeing his mugshot... well he's not a very favored man, but heh, what a role model for the province! *if he can do it, than so can we!*
神 は、 その 独り 子 を お与え に なった ほど に 世 お愛 された。
独り 子 を 信じる 者 が 一人 も滅 ひない で, 永遠 の 命 お得る ため で ある。
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mechana2015 - Posts: 5025
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Good Role Models ar
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Fsiphskilm - Posts: 3853
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well, micheal phelps does smoke and stuff.... i never looked highly upon him, even if he IS from where i live (towson maryland, i live relaly close tot owson)
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Mr. SmartyPants - Posts: 12541
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well first off our only role model should be Jesus Christ cuz i mean he is perfect! and i think it says somewhere in the bible that we should not well have a man as a role model but only Jesus?
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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>.< this is gonna break the heart of my ex who left me for Micheal Phelps.... 
pray for the man!
pray for the man!
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Locke - Posts: 3691
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me too!! i'll pray!!
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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[quote="c.t.,girl"]well first
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Fsiphskilm - Posts: 3853
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Especially with modern culture -its like, what's wrong is right and what's right is weird... or something. @_@Volt wrote:People are only human and will always fail us.
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CobaltAngel - Posts: 1950
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Yeah exactly we're all sinners in this world. Even when our wordly role models let us down, we need to rely on Christ as the ultimate role model.
"You can't sit on the fence when it comes to Jesus, Satan owns the fence." Mark Cahill
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Yojimbo - Posts: 2695
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Celebrities, err......
I wished people would choose different role models. People are always so eager to pick role models that really don't represent the ideal virtues we really want. True, no one is perfect. But the people who really have the most impact in our lives are the people we meet and know in everyday life. There are so many examples such as teachers, parents, a friend, your pastor, police officers etc.. Why pick a celebrity as a role model when you can't really relate to them in most cases? Also, most likely your never meet them, or if you do, it'll either land you in jail for about two days or you'll have the great oppertunity to have a good meeting w/ one of their body guards
. This is totally beyond me.
I wished people would choose different role models. People are always so eager to pick role models that really don't represent the ideal virtues we really want. True, no one is perfect. But the people who really have the most impact in our lives are the people we meet and know in everyday life. There are so many examples such as teachers, parents, a friend, your pastor, police officers etc.. Why pick a celebrity as a role model when you can't really relate to them in most cases? Also, most likely your never meet them, or if you do, it'll either land you in jail for about two days or you'll have the great oppertunity to have a good meeting w/ one of their body guards
. This is totally beyond me."A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.." Prov 17:22
The word 'impossible' isn't in my dictionary... but I don't really have a dictionary you know? - Eikichi Onizuka.
Sorry, but I stop being a teacher at 5 o'clock. - Eikichi Onizuka.
The word 'impossible' isn't in my dictionary... but I don't really have a dictionary you know? - Eikichi Onizuka.
Sorry, but I stop being a teacher at 5 o'clock. - Eikichi Onizuka.
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agasfas - Posts: 2341
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i'm still trying to figure out where i read that in the bible. if someone figures it out tell me please!!
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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Mr. SmartyPants - Posts: 12541
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Mr. Smarty Pants wrote:BILL COSBY! He rocks!!!! bill cosby is so cool!
Umm... sorry to burst your bubble but Pauly Shore is better. Nah, I'm just kidding.
But seriously, if I had to choose a Celebrity I would pick Mr. Rodgers. No joke. He was a pretty inspirational person to many kids.
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.." Prov 17:22
The word 'impossible' isn't in my dictionary... but I don't really have a dictionary you know? - Eikichi Onizuka.
Sorry, but I stop being a teacher at 5 o'clock. - Eikichi Onizuka.
The word 'impossible' isn't in my dictionary... but I don't really have a dictionary you know? - Eikichi Onizuka.
Sorry, but I stop being a teacher at 5 o'clock. - Eikichi Onizuka.
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agasfas - Posts: 2341
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i'm so lost now. 
what are you two talking about? 
what are you two talking about? [color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case." - Chuck Close[/color]
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c.t.,girl - Posts: 1428
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There's nothing wrong with having human role models. Phelps obviously made a mistake, but I think you all may be a little harsh towards him. Or would you rather face immediate condemnation from those around you with out being able to explain yourself or provide mitigating circumstances?
In his letters to Thessalonica, Paul recommends that they imitate him – a human with faults. Not because he was perfect like Christ, but because he was a reflection of Christ and in every thing he did, he did it to bring glory to God and salvation to the Thessalonians.
You certainly should not model your entire life after Phelps. If you were doing that before this drunk driving incident you were treading on dangerous ground. The only complete example is Christ himself, but many others have gone before us, paving the way on how to do this or that. It is only natural, and even wise to follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before us.
If you are an athlete striving to make the Olympics – or just be the best you can be in your sport, then by all means choose an athletic role model and follow him or her as it pertains to athletics. Phelps seems to be a good example of an athlete. He excels at his sport and he is a good sportsman. Those are admirable qualities worth imitating. I would not, however, take any driving tips from him or ask him for interesting ways to spend my spare time.
It’s good that you are disappointed and it’s healthy to express it, but please season your disappointment with compassion. Compassion is what I hope for when I slip.
In his letters to Thessalonica, Paul recommends that they imitate him – a human with faults. Not because he was perfect like Christ, but because he was a reflection of Christ and in every thing he did, he did it to bring glory to God and salvation to the Thessalonians.
You certainly should not model your entire life after Phelps. If you were doing that before this drunk driving incident you were treading on dangerous ground. The only complete example is Christ himself, but many others have gone before us, paving the way on how to do this or that. It is only natural, and even wise to follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before us.
If you are an athlete striving to make the Olympics – or just be the best you can be in your sport, then by all means choose an athletic role model and follow him or her as it pertains to athletics. Phelps seems to be a good example of an athlete. He excels at his sport and he is a good sportsman. Those are admirable qualities worth imitating. I would not, however, take any driving tips from him or ask him for interesting ways to spend my spare time.
It’s good that you are disappointed and it’s healthy to express it, but please season your disappointment with compassion. Compassion is what I hope for when I slip.
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termyt - Posts: 4289
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ROTFL! X3]Compassion is what I hope for when I slip.[/QUOTE]Exactly, no one wants everyone to start hating them and think that everything they did right was fake just because of one mistake. Which is why I think we should pray for him. :3termyt wrote: I would not, however, take any driving tips from him or ask him for interesting ways to spend my spare time.
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