What an amazing wild ride Team VISA has been on these past couple of weeks, huh? I have to admit I’ve shed quite a few tears watching these amazing athletes receive their medals. I can’t even begin to imagine the overwhelming emotions they must have been going through.
VISA put together a short congratulatory video for Michael Phelps.
If you haven’t been watching… he won his 19th Olympic Games medal making him the most decorated Olympian of all time. Yes, even this video brought tears to my eyes.
Emilie Heymans won her 4th medal after 10 years of training.
These are just a couple of the amazing athletes on Team VISA. They’ve worked so hard for this… the least we can do is send them some cheer, right? VISA has set up a Global Cheer App for us to do just that… cheer. They are listening… so do it daily and do it often!
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I like that Emilie Heymans won her 4th medal after 10 years of training. They train hard, she worked hard, and it is deserving 🙂
loved the photography of her dive
10yrs, 25 hrs a week, all comes down to 4 seconds. Love Morgan Freemans voice too 🙂
How often we forget it is just 4 second in some events to show how hard they have worked for years to get to that point. Way to go Emilie Heyman!
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All the medals around Michals neck.
What surprises me, is Phelps is a man, & not really a machine in disguise. LOL What an amazing accomplishment!
Michael Phelps had 19 medals!!! Such a huge achievement
I can’t believe Emile went through 10 years of TRAINING! That’s a full time job.,
I love seeing the hard work and dedication these trainers put in!
8 YEARS AND 19 MEDALS. Phelps is awesome. <3
I was most impressed with how determined, humble and persevering Michael Phelps has been over the years. We’ve really seen him grow up over the course of four Olympics!
Amazing accomplishments for these athletes!
I am constantly impressed at the level of dedication and commitment to training the athletes have – Michael Phelps is human (which we all saw when his mistakes were made so public) but he has such awesome talent and has allowed us to share in viewing it!!
Love seeing their faces when they do well!
All the medals and the hard work these people put in.
I was touched that Allstate actually congratulated Michael Phelps and that he made Olympic history! Proud to call him an American!
I was most touched by Emilie’s smile at the end of the video. She looked so genuinely happy and proud to have won another medal after so much hard work.
So many efforts in these years, he is such a great inspiration.
I’m impressed by their determination and dedication
The long years of training for so few seconds of competition, yet the reward is for a lifetime.
It was very touching seeing Emilie when she came up and knowing she won.
Wow, Emilie Heymans = DEDICATION TO A TEE!!
She totally deserves the awards she has won .. practicing
25 hours a week would be hard to do & she triumphed 🙂
I knew Micheal Phelps was very well decorated but I did not know he had 19 medals and was the most decorated olympic athlete. What a huge accomplishment for him, and all of the athletes have achieved so much just being there.
i liked seeing micheal phelps mom in the stands
I like the Michael Phelps video because it showed how much he has done.
michael and his mom –awesome!! 🙂
I can’t believe training for 25 hours a day for 10 years all comes down to 4 seconds
10 years of training for Emilee! Wow! What conviction! Way to go
It amazes me that a lot of the stuff they do is even physically possible. Motivates me to get in shape! lol
I love when the fans get so excited!
It’s like a wedding. Years of dreaming and planning. Lots of hard work to make it perfect/be the best. and then it is done in a flash. All you have left is the best prize of all the groom/gold.
I did not expect to hear Morgan Freeman’s voice, but I’m not complaining 🙂
What dedication it takes for training for 10 years to win Olympic medals. That’s very inspiring.
her dedication is inspiring. she worked for 10yrs to have this one day.
The dedication these athletes have is very inspiring. You wish all of them could win a medal.
I’ve always been so touched and amazed to hear these athlete’s stories – how hard they train, their sacrifices, and dedication to doing their best. I just want them all to feel like they’ve done their best
Emilie Heymans won her 4th medal after 10 years of training, 25 hours a week! Such dedication! Thanks Heather!
I like the part when everyone applauded and was so happy for him.
When Michael knows he did it
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10 years of training, talk about dedication
I’m touched that Michael Phelps is still competing.
The medals they’ve won and the hard work they all put in.
I was floored to learn that Emilie practices 25 hours a week!
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what about the patriotic support?
It’s amazing what can be done in and accomplished in just 4 single seconds!
I love Michael Phelp’s mother’s reaction!
the medals around Michals neck
I’m amazed that ten years of training goes into a 4 second event. That’s pressure!
All that practice for a dive that only lasts 4 seconds! geez! Now that’s dedication. 🙂
How many medals Michael Phelps has… isn’t his neck hurting! 😉
All the medals around Michals Phelps neck
the ending is great mverno@roadrunner.com
when the medals are given out, we don’t realize how hard they have worked to earn them because they seem to perform so effortlessly
I loved seeing how happy Michael Phelps’ mother was!
I can’t imagine practicing 25 hours a week for diving- so much dedication!
I like seeing all the hard work and dedication.
Morgan Freeman’s voice – gets me every time
What an incredible amount of hard work. Way awesome!
that Emilie Heymans won her 4th medal after 10 years of training
anything with Morgan Freeman’s voice is always enjoyable. So much work for must 4 seconds.
I like the medals that micheal has won!:)
I love the crowd
I am always amazed at the endurance of the athletes
i found emilie’s story really inspiring, how her 10 years of hard work paid off!
Michael Phelps had 19 medals…WOW
definitely the footage of phelps winning his 19h!
I thought it was awesome at how many medals Michael Phelps achieved at winning!
8 years – 19medals…gives me chills
10 years of training…wow!
They train so hard and for so long.
Boils down to “every second counts”! Congrats Emilie!
10 years of training for 4 seconds of competing.
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I’m just in awe of how amazing Michael Phelps is. I’m so happy that he holds the record for medals! Wow! What an accomplishment, to say the least.
I find it touching that the work is so hard
I can’t believe how many medals Michael Phelps has won! He is amazing!
The fortitude on Emilie’s face prior to her dive was palpable. She really drew me in.
I’m so proud of our country.
I enjoyed the Emilie Heymans video.
I like the michael phelps part.
The last race was amazing , inspirational
Its inspiring to see these ppl have the dedication to do such I dont think I have it in me it.
I can’t believe she trained for 10 years!
I liked getting to watch Emile’s dive again and like Allstate said, “What a Life Changing 4 seconds it was!”
Emily’s video was an inspiration!!
The dive was beautiful!
The thing that impresses me the most is the dedication these atheletes have
I love that they are so dedicated
I was impressed by how much training they do and how it becomes a way of life for them to reach their goals
I liked seeing the reactions when they won.
I liked the the Diving video of Emilie Heymans Diving is very hard and it is over in a matter of seconds.
I learned that Michael has 19 medals and Emilie practices for 25 hours a week!
It’s amazing how your life can change in 4 seconds!
The lifetime of dedication and discipline in these athletes.
Just seeing all of Michael Phelp’s medals!
Lots and lots of work behind all these medals
Emilie trains 25 hours a week! That’s a the same hours as a part time job!
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How many years of pracice and training and dedication it takes to achieve.
It amazes me how much love, dedication and devotion each invidual puts into their sport to win! Way to go USA!
I like how much family support they get.
Those videos are awesome! So are the other ones VISA put out, now if only Morgan Freeman could narrate the epic moments in my life 🙂
Phelps having 19 medals..woooooooo hooooooooo!
I just loved how it showed that unlike all the bad publicity the younger generations get that there are young people out doing great things in today’s society and that they are very hard working and dedicated.
All that can be accomplished when someone is determined and puts forth the effort.
Allyson Felix’s story touched me the most. Twice she just missed her gold and finally, the charmed third time she won. Just think, twelve years of a life to attain that one highpoint. Whew.
loved the photography of her dive
michael phelps is amazing!
Their dedication, and Michael Phelps & his mom make me cry, such a special relationship!
The amount of pratice hours, the dedication and the time away from family and normal teen activities is amazing.
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i liked the michael phelps video that showed how young he started and ended with his 19 medal achievement
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it amazes me how many medals they have won
I like how it showed the dive in slow=motion
I like that they work really hard and see some serious successes.
All the year’s of hard work comes down to a few minutes.
As a mom I loved the look on his mom’s face.
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I guess I shouldn’t really be surprised, but how much beyond just swimming the training involves – OMG – I can’t even imagine the fatigue factor!
I’m happy for Emilie Heymans. She’s worked very hard and definitely deserves her medals.
What touches me the most is the joy on their faces. Mission accomplished.
I loved watching Emilie nail that dive.
Congratulations to Michael Phelps!
I’m a little surprised Michael Phelps is the most decorated olympian in history.
it’s amazing their dedication…Emilie had 10 yrs of training!!
Love the picture of her dive.
Rmilie is amazing! Her story is good inspiration when I feel like blowing off my 3x a week workout!
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I loved seeing all Michael phelps medals on his neck what an accomplishment
i was surprised how heartwarming it was
Michael Phelps and his amazing Olympic Record(s)
emile trained for 10 years 25 hrs per week only to take a 4 sec dive to win 4th medal
What surprises me is the massive amount of medals Michael Phelps has won over the years.
I like the part of the Phelps video where he has all of his medals around his neck.
I love how excited the fan are!
I was surprised by the math – 10 years, 25 hours, 4 seconds……
The video not only tells about her accomplishments, but illustrates the time, effort, and dedication she has showed throughout the last ten years of training. She has worked hard for her successful moment in the spotlight and she deserves the medals that she has earned for her dedication.
Their dedication and perseverance touched me and they are so inspiring!
What touched me most was the determination on the faces of the athletes.
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I like the Michael Phelps video with his Mom
i like the ending of it
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The way the videos were shot are very interesting—the angle, the photography.
Congratulations to both of these Olympians!
All of the devoted training!
i love that michael phelps won so many times!
Ill watch anything with Morgan Freeman narrating!
It was interesting to learn how much all of them train!
I’m amazed at how good Phelps is. He’s very strong!
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I think its awesome that Michael Phelps won 19 medals in 8 years!
Michael Phelps is so fast and is such a talented athlete.
The most inspiring thing is the years of hard work and training that these athletes put in for just a CHANCE at winning.
I was surprised that Emile trained 25 hours a day for TEN YEARS! Now that is dedication!
I like that Emilie Heymans won her 4th medal after 10 years of training.
Their dedication touched me.
I loved it when the crowd cheered after her dive!
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I love seeing Michael’s Mom. She is genuinly excited and so proud every time he hits the water.
In 2nd one it is surprising how much training and SO MUCH time goes into the final olympics game
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I think simply the celebration of athletes that work hard and succeed is touching! We need to praise them more and not be so hung up on pretty, rich faces.
I was surprised to learn that she trained 25 hrs a week .
I like how the equate all the training down to one race.
i love the photography of the dives
I was touched by the determination and amount of effort of these kids
Emile winning her fourth medal after ten years of training is very inspiring.
I loved to see how happy they were, when everyone applauded them
phelps’ mom in the stands
It’s touching when you see the culmination of all that work coming down to just a few seconds for triumph.
love michael phelps mom! love her!
It was a lot of hard work.