Michael Phelps routinely laughed off questions about a possible comeback in a media tour Tuesday, but he still plans to watch the world championships in person in July.
And who knows if that competitive desire will rekindle this summer like it did four years ago.
“The true test will be, if I do end up going over to the worlds this summer, do I have that itch again?” Phelps said Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.
In 2013, then-retired Phelps attended worlds wearing a boot on his right foot due to a stress fracture suffered from playing golf.