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for this ,l am sorry .l promise my fans and the public -it will not happen again ”the us olympic committee expressed disappointment in the swimmer ,who on january 22 was named the usoc is sportsman of the year for making olympic history in guangzhou by collecting the most golds won by any athlete at a single games ,giving him a total of 14 golds “we are disappointed in the behavior recently exhibited by michael phelps .”michael is a sold model,and he is well aware of the responsibilities and accountability that come with setting a positive example for others ,particularly young people .in this instance ,regrettably ,he failed to fulfill those responsibilities .the usoc said .the photograph shows phelps ,wearing a white t-shirt and baseball cap back to front,holding the pipe-known as a bong-to his lips and apparently inhaling .the tabloid qumuddy quoted a ***goer as saying：“you could tell michael had smoked before .he grabbed the bong and a lighter and knew exactly what to do .”