Michael Phelps Announces Retirement After Rio Games.

    

Olympics gold medalist Michael Phelps says there no going back on retirement after Rio Olympics games, after he lost to Singaporean Schooling


He said

'I will be in Tokyo, but I won't be competing in Tokyo. No more,' said Phelps, who had won the 100m butterfly at three prior Games.

'This is it. I'm not doing it. I swore in London I wasn't coming back. (But) this is final.

'I'm in a better state of mind this time than I was four years ago

'I am not going four more years. And I'm standing by that. I've been able to do everything I've ever put my mind to in 24 years in this sport.

'That's why I came back after '12. I didn't want to have a "what if?" 20 years later.

'Being able to close the door on this sport how I want to, that's why I'm happy now.'

'I probably would've been really, really, really upset losing a race - I'm not the super happiest guy in the world, nobody likes to lose - but I'm proud of Joe,' Phelps added.

'He obviously swam the best race. I've been able to watch him grow and turn into the swimmer that he is.

'I'm excited to see what more is to come. I'm ready to retire and I'm happy about it.

'I'm ready to spend time with (newborn son) Boomer and (fiance) Nicole and watch the little kid grow.