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    Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption
    Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption
    Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption
    Audiobook4 hours

    Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption

    Written by David Boudia and Tim Ellsworth

    Narrated by Adam Verner

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    One of America’s most heralded young divers, David Boudia twice went for Olympic gold, training obsessively and whole-heartedly for success. In his first Olympics, he failed miserably, not winning a single medal. Four years later saw a different story: he mounted the podium twice, winning both gold and bronze. The difference? In the intervening years, he’d changed the focus of his quest from seeking glory for himself to giving glory to God. In Greater Than Gold, Boudia provides a behind-the-scenes access to the rarefied world of world-class athletics while also showing readers that when they place their hope in God, they receive what they’ve been seeking all along.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateAug 2, 2016
    ISBN9780718079819
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    David Boudia

    David Boudia is an Olympic champion, a gold-medalist at the 2012 London Olympics and winner of multiple world championship medals. Winner of six NCAA national titles at Purdue University and winner of five medals in the 2012 FINA Diving World Series, Boudia was the first American male since 1986 to medal in the 10m platform at a World Championship. He lives with his wife and daughter in West Lafayette, IN

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    • 4/5
      David Boudia is very open and honest in his book ‘Greater Than Gold’. He tells of his struggle with ‘self’ and wanting ‘fame’. Those ruled his life for a long time. After a dismal experience in the 2008 Olympics, he won gold at the 2012 Olympics. Along the way, he encountered God and a new way of thinking of himself and others. He openly says that he is still working on loving and thinking of others and still fails. I think that shows how even people that seemingly have it all still struggle. I think as we go through life we forget that everyone struggles. I would recommend this book.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful inspiring book that I couldnt put away ,thank you David Boudia for sharing the amazing story of what God has done and continues to do in your life,God Bless you and your family
    • 3/5
      So-so on the sports aspect. Pretty heavy on the Christianity aspect. I learned that a surprising number of competitive divers take up smoking.