Yes. I don't think someone wrote it for him. I just think he tried to get over by making it sound professional and contrite, without actually copping to anything at all.
"Ryan Lochte is a very talented individual, not just in the pool. Expect to see a lot more from him in a variety of exciting new enterprises."
- Ryan Lochte
"!@#$ that douchebag."
- Everybody else in the world
My daughter, when she was a baby, had what I thought was a nasty cut on her face. I washed it, and kissed it and put Neosporin on it. Later, it just fell off and I realized it was just a booger. I kissed a booger!
All games are flawed. The NFL has a ludicrously convoluted rule book, too many penalties, too many commercials, replays are excruciating and take way too long. It's the only sport where the referee has to address the crowd by microphone to give explanations of what's going on...
But we still love it.
If track had multiple events at each distance depending on what arm movements you made while doing it, guys like Usain Bolt might have as many medals as Phelps.
You guys are just jealous of my newfound celebrity status. I'm gonna get these guys to start waving a flag on TV that says "Cugalabanza rules! Blokestradamus, DC Tom and Doc stink!"