Congretulations Michael !

... for the 8 Gold medals you won !

Winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games is impressive.

Winning8 gold medals in only one Olympiad is far much impressive !

I swang as an amateur when I was young. As far as I'm concerned, I am far much more impressed in the training necessary to achieve this result than in the result itself ....

Swimming from 6:30 am, 6 days a week, 12 months a year .... for years ....

I think that tanks to a such training a lot of people could become a high-leveled swimmer.

But I'm convinced that only a few people could endure the kind of training for years ...

So.... Congretulations Michael, you deserve these 8 Gold Medals you won !