Rio : Rio should stick to his plan , forget Michael Phelps in the day and retire . He says sports history is lousy with icons who did n't quit when they should have and fell short . He says main reason to ignore advice to keep competing is that Phelps should begin to live life . Pearlman : the 1992 Games is great moment in time , but it ca n't last .
Jeff Pearlman : Michael Phelps should stick to his plan , forget Rio in 2016 and retire . He says sports history is lousy with icons who did n't quit when they should have and fell short . He says main reason to ignore advice to keep competing is that Phelps should begin to live life . Pearlman : Olympics is great moment in time , but it ca n't last .