Michael Phelps

I'm sure that everyone knows who Michael Phelps is after this year's olympics. I, like many other people, think that what he accomplished during the Olympics is both fascinating and amazing. He is going to be a person that gets a lot of focus now because of his new superstar status.

I recently read about 2 things related to Michael that I thought were interesting and worthy of posting on my blog.

First, he recently bought a condo in Baltimore, according to tmz.com. Here are pictures of what the inside of his new place might look like. These are pictures that are supposed of a model in the same building as the condo that Phelps just purchased.

Second, I found this article from a LA Times blog about Phelps' new sponsorships. It brings up a good point - here is this guy who is going to be able to influence thousands of people - including children and teenagers - and he is choosing company's such as McDonalds and Frosted Flakes to promote. I know that money is what makes these deals, but I wish that he would consider that he could play a big role in helping to fight the obesity epidemic here in the US. As the article also points out - do these sugary and high calorie, high fat foods help to create an Olympic star? I'm not saying that my children don't eat foods such as these at times (moderation being the key), but I don't think that he needs to promote them either. I hope and pray that he will be a positive example for all of the world that is watching him.