Matthew Mitcham's Advocate cover...

The full cover story on Olympic Gold Medalist Matthew Mitcham is now posted on Advocate.com. The photos that come along with it are very nice, as you can see. I was hoping for a little bit more in terms of an interview with the only openly gay man to compete in last summer's Olymmpic Games. But this quote at the end of the story was pretty powerful:

"Sports is not an easy thing," he says. "And if negative things come because of your sexuality...it's not something that an athlete [should have] to deal with. My hope for gay athletes is that their sexuality is not an issue, that they don't have to deal with adversity or controversy. I came out because somebody asked me a question and I'm comfortable with who I am."

He seems hesitant about giving himself credit.

"Look," he adds, "one person can only do so much. I was just being who I was. If I can help with gay rights, I'll do it. But I don't think I can change the world."