Olympic mom

How many years does an olympic swimmer train to perfection? I'm sure it is a lifetime pursuit. Some olympic athletes are born with amazing genes that allow them to perform beyond the abilities of the average person. Some train their entire lives, spending all their time effort, time, and energy being the best athlete in the world.
I have been recently wondering how long in time, energy, and effort would it take to make me an olympic mother. I feel like I put in long hours that go into late late nights. I have put many long days and I fully expect to spend the rest of my life being a mother and perfecting my skills. I do wish that I was one of those amazing women that was born with a gene that allowed me to perform above and beyond making me one of the best mothers in the world. However, qualties that have never been mine from the beginning are patience, nurturing, perceptiveness, and slow anger. Some day I hope though I will be able to claim those traits. One thing I am happy about is that I will have the rest of my life, even as my body ages and slows, my mind will always be able to expand and grow. My mothering can be sharpened long past the height of my health.
Is there a more noble pursuit that being a mother? Maybe so, but for me I would have to say no because there is no other pursuit that has brought greater struggle, pain, and hardship. What I become from being a mother (,and if I do it right,) what my children will become is the most noble pursuit of my life.