‘Congratulations on your gold medal Tommy! I am so proud of you. You fought well. Your opponent was strong, skilled and experienced. You did really well to beat him.’
‘Thanks Viktor, that means a lot to me. I owe everything to you. All of your training and guidance over the years won it for me.’
‘No, that’s not true Tommy. You did it yourself. It was you up there, not me. I am one of the parts that make up the whole, but you are the champion Tommy, only you. You put in all the work, you listened, you learned, you trained hard and you did what needed to be done to win. You deserve all the credit for your win, not me and no one else. How are you feeling?’
‘Uh, I’m okay. I’m sorry I didn’t call you yesterday, things have been crazy here and I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch with you much o
