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Michael Phelps appears on the cover of the latest edition of Sports Illustrated for a 12th time in his career, this time with all 23 of his record Olympic gold medals draped around his neck.
Phelps, again, said the 2016 Rio Games were his final Olympics, although he left a sliver of hope he’d be back for Tokyo in 2020.
“If I do get the desire to come back, great,” Phelps told SI. “Right now, I just don’t see it.”
His mother, Debbie, and sponsors have advocated for his return to Olympic competition.