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U.S. Olympians: Michael Phelps, Manny Ramirez Got Off Easy

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Track and field star James Carter, a member of two U.S. Olympic teams, has very strong opinions about pro athletes who get busted for substance abuse or have their pictures taken with bongs.

In this video we talk to Carter about his thoughts on the subject. We also hear from track legend Maurice Greene, who tells us what he thinks about Manny Ramirez, while Olympic gold medal winner Dee Dee Trotter tells us who her idol is and why baseball will never change its policy when it comes to substance abuse.

Check out the video after the jump.

Props to Persevering Michael Phelps

So, how serious was Michael Phelps about quitting the sport that made him famous -- and, um, infamous? Serious as a sheet of paper, a line dividing the page in half and headings with "pros" on one side and "cons" on the other. It was mid-March, not long after a photo surfaced of the American treasure and most decorated Olympian sucking on a bong, and Phelps was tired of celebrity, scandal and a world he no longer trusted beyond chlorine and water.

Michael Phelps Using Golf as a Getaway

They say it's a good walk spoiled, but for a certain group of uber-famous people, golf can be a getaway; a place where a nice stroll is happily interrupted by the occasional short iron.

Olympic hero turned media stepchild Michael Phelps admitted in a recent New York Times article that he has taken a liking to golf, admitting that the game is a nice place to get away. Phelps recently teed it up with some buddies and shot a respectable 115.

Pacquiao a True Champion

It is virtually impossible to find a superstar athlete these days for whom some disdain can't be mustered. Michael Phelps gets busted. LeBron James gets the benefit of the NBA's preferential refereeing. The Williams Sisters get surly. Rafael Nadal showed some audacity by suggesting tennis adjust its schedule to his liking. And Derek Jeter is a Yankee.

But there is Manny Pacquiao, all 5 feet, 6 inches and 140 pounds of him. What is there about him not to like?

Gold Medalist Jason Lezak May Quit Swimming If He Can't Find a Sponsor

Jason LezakMichael Phelps was America's Olympic hero last summer, but he couldn't have won his eight gold medals without the help of his relay partner Jason Lezak, who caught France's world record holder Alain Bernard from behind to win the 4-by-100 freestyle relay.

But while Phelps has become an international superstar, made millions of dollars and, more recently, become the subject of some incriminating photos, Lezak has been largely forgotten.

Stephanie Rice Wants You to Stop Calling Her a Party Girl

Michael Phelps isn't the only Olympian to be pinned as a partier after having success at the Beijing Olympics. Stephanie Rice, three-time 2008 gold medalist in the 200-meter, 400-meter and 4 x 200 relay, has been labeled a party girl in her home country of Australia and is trying to shake the image, saying she has avoided knocking back shots since the new year.

Phelps 'Hiding Out' in Strip Clubs?

If your job was to count the good decisions Michael Phelps has made since he was wearing that American flag swimming cap on his head in Beijing, your days have probably been fairly uneventful.

Phelps dated this girl, then ripped the Bong Hit Heard 'Round The World (after losing money playing beer pong) and now is trying his hardest to avoid any trouble. So where is the best place for Phelps to avoid trouble? Yes, Pacman, "strip clubs" would be the correct answer.

Michael Phelps Apologizes to China



The bong hit heard 'round the world continues to have far-reaching repercussions, as Michael Phelps has recorded the above video to the "Chinese friends" who saw him win eight Olympic gold medals in Beijing last summer.

Michael Phelps Lost Thousands Playing Beer Pong on Bong Night

Michael Phelps, on the night he got caught with a bong at a South Carolina fraternity party, had lost upward of $2,000 playing beer pong. Trust me, it's hard to make it in those cups when you can't quit laughing.
"I saw Phelps pull out a roll, a bank-wrapped $2,000. He said, 'I'll match the $2,000,' " onlooker Michael Whitworth told the State newspaper. "Good ol' Phelpsie lost it, too."
What Mr. Whitworth didn't tell us was who his partner was. That is who I hold responsible for all these shenanigans.

8 Arrests Made in Michael Phelps 'Case'

Michael Phelps and his bong, despite the best intentions of Alex Rodriguez, will simply not go away. That's probably because Sheriff Leon Lott won't let the whole "smoking pot in a picture" thing go, and, as a result of the sheriff's investigation into the party that Phelps attended, eight arrests have been made. (No word yet on whether any were a result of swindling Phelps out of two grand in beer pong.)

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