Jeff Pearlman : The first thing I noticed was that the new version of the app is much more polished than its predecessor. 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 : Sleep in hostels , drink lots of beers , hit up Amsterdam and Barcelona and Geelong and Venice and Wolverhampton and Valletta . Olympics is great moment in time , but it ca n't last .
Jeff Pearlman : The first thing I noticed was that the new version of the app is much more polished than its predecessor. 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 .