NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Phelps says he's more worried about the pain he caused family and friends than losing money in endorsements after he was photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
In an interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, the swimming star doesn't directly answer whether he was smoking marijuana. According to excerpts released by the network Thursday, Phelps replied: "It was a bad mistake. I mean, we all know what, you know, what you and I are talking about."
The interview will air Friday morning on "Today" and Sunday night on "Dateline."
USA Swimming suspended the Olympic great for three months after the photo was published in a British tabloid Feb. 1. He also lost his sponsorship from Kellogg.
He has previously apologized for his poor judgment.
