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Phelps Chugs Vodka While Mom Plugs Book

Swimmer backs mom in NYC, up-ends bottle of Grey Goose

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2009 10:13 AM CDT

(Newser) – Michael Phelps, well on his way to reclaiming his All-American image, was spotted at a New York hotspot “drinking straight from a bottle of Grey Goose,” a source tells the Daily News. At one point, “he got up, started dancing like a loon and kept on yelling, ‘Shots!’” Phelps—who ordered four bottles of vodka—was in the city “to be with his mama, of course,” said Debbie Phelps.

And what was his mama doing in New York? Promoting her upcoming memoir, A Mother for All Seasons. When her son’s pot scandal broke, “I listened to what Michael had to say,” Debbie tells the Post. “Then he had to listen. I asked why it happened, what's he going to do about this, where do we go from here. Look, every person has a speed bump."

Swimmer Michael Phelps and his mother Debbie arrive at USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 in Los Angeles.
Swimmer Michael Phelps and his mother Debbie arrive at USA Swimming Foundation's Golden Goggle Awards in the Beverly Hills area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Swimmer Michael Phelps listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2009.
Swimmer Michael Phelps listens to a question from a reporter during a news conference held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps gestures during a motivational speaking appearance Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in San Jose, Calif.
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps gestures during a motivational speaking appearance Tuesday, March 24, 2009, in San Jose, Calif.   (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
In an Aug. 20, 2008 file photo Debbie Phelps, mother of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, is interviewed in New York.
In an Aug. 20, 2008 file photo Debbie Phelps, mother of Olympic gold medalist swimmer Michael Phelps, is interviewed in New York.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew/file)
Swimmer Michael Phelps listens to a question during a news conference held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2009.
Swimmer Michael Phelps listens to a question during a news conference held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2009.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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mockingbird
Apr 10, 2009 12:34 PM CDT
Stop making jocks into heroes, people. This kid's letting loose after what's probably been a pretty disciplined life. Just because I wouldn't want my daughter dating him doesn't mean that he needs to be under a microscope.
Shannonals
Apr 10, 2009 11:33 AM CDT
Who cares what he does in jhis offseason? No one says anything about anyone else in the wild scense they do
lonewolf17
Apr 10, 2009 5:11 AM CDT
At least it wasn't Smirnoff.

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