Yeah, either he’s bored or needs money.
Might be mostly from boredom. Mike Phelps is a world class swimmer, but from my observation, he has very little charisma. The screen is simply blank when the subject is not swimming. He’s gotten a little better over time.
That is not a crime, but it puts one at a disadvantage when being interviewed or spoken with on the air. His whole life had been wrapped around the competitions.
Maybe he never had much of a social life.
I’ve heard other others, such as Christina Yamaguchi(Olympian Figure Skater) make such remarks about her disciplined upbringing.