New York, October 7, 2008 – Michael Phelps may be good at swimming – really good, with eight Olympic gold medals – but he’s not great at every sport.  “I played lacrosse, baseball and soccer growing up, so I’m fairly decent at those sports,” he told us at the 70th anniversary party of fabled Manhattan bowling alley Bowlmor Lanes.  “I mean, I’m pretty athletic, but it doesn’t mean I’m good at the other sports,” Phelps added.   How’s his bowling?  “I’m awful,” the 23-year-old said, grinning.  Even so, the good-natured Phelps donned a pair of size-14 bowling shoes and hit the lanes using a red bowling ball. 

Wearing a newly-grown goatee that he says is the result of laziness, Phelps said he’s been taking time off from swimming since the summer, and is a bit out of shape.  “I think I’ve worked out about three times since the Olympics, and they have been the three most painful workouts I’ve ever done.”  Still, he’s not yet planning a career move into some other field.  “I’m staying in sports.  I love sports,” he told us.