Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption

David Boudia · Tim Ellsworth

Aug 2016 · HarperChristian + ORM

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

As a professional athlete, their lives are put on a pedestal as a god. This book shows that the inside story of the life of an Olympic Champion. A story that isn't as shiny as the media makes it seem. David Boudia is a true inspiration about taking the life you are given and using it to glorify God. He learns to love the Lord and others in everything. Too often this world is all about a me centered thinking. This book challenges the reader to change from a me centered thinking to a God centered thinking.The book offers many challenges for Christians about how they approach their walk with the Lord. This book is a must read for sports fans, Christians, and every body out there.

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About the author

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