Michael Phelps
The world of professional sports is a wild and diverse one, with saints and sinners existing side by side. Drug use and experimentation has been a constant since pro sports began, both on and off the field. In this feature we’ll tell ten amazing stories of pro athletes on drugs, from LSD-tripping baseball pitchers to cocaine-murdered basketball stars. Dock Ellis, 1970 Dock Ellis was a fascinating figure, an outspoken and experimental pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates with a powerful arm. He also did something that no other baseball player has done – thrown a no-hitter while peaking on LSD. Ellis dropped ...
During the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael Phelps put up big numbers. Eight. That's how many gold medals he won--an all-time record. 12,000. That's the number of calories he ate every day--also, we hope, an all-time record. Indeed, the man is a machine. And while he's right back at his old Olympic ways, bringing home four golds and two silvers last week in London, he's not putting down anywhere near the amount of food he used to--and for good reason. "My main goal used to be to just eat a ton of calories. But over the years I've adjusted my diet," he says. "Now I'm eating less, but I'm getting my calories from nutrient- and protein-dense foods." Translation: no more pounding ...
With seven gold-medal races on his schedule, Michael Phelps has an extremely busy Olympic Games ahead. But that's just the athletic portion of his week. Phelps will be keeping just as busy away from the pool, as proven by this behind-the-scenes peek at his Outlook calendar. ...
