Greater Than Gold, David Boudia
Greater Than Gold, David Boudia
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Greater Than Gold
From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption

Author: David Boudia, Tim Ellsworth

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 08/02/2016

Synopsis

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.

About 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

About Tim Ellsworth

Tim Ellsworth is associate vice president for university communications at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He is the author of Pujols: More Than the Game and God in the Whirlwind: Stories of Grace from the Tornado at Union University. He and his wife, Sarah, have three children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tori on August 02, 2019

"You can take the gold medal away from me. You can take my health and my career. You can take my particular church. And as much as I love them, you can take my friends and my family. If all I have is Jesus, then Jesus is enough. It’s a scary thought, yes, but true. He is worth every sacrifice you ma......more

Goodreads review by Ruthe on April 21, 2020

Today I’m personally sorry the Olympics have been moved to 2021. After reading “Greater Than Gold,” I have a personal interest – and it’s because of the author David Boudia. David has already earned 4 Olympic medals in diving. There’s a good chance he will compete again in 2021 in Tokyo, and now I c......more

Goodreads review by V on August 17, 2016

I found this book refreshing. I do not do a lot with sports or Olympics but my family does so they will all be reading this book after me. I for one loved how it focused on God. This book about Olympian David Boudia captured my attention since my father is big on swimming and even won some medals......more

Goodreads review by Dan on September 08, 2024

I was my quadrennial Olympic obsession during the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. Somehow, I came across an older YouTube video of David giving an interview, in which he gives God all the glory for his success. The reason he competes and dives, he said, was to glorify God. That impressed me. So I d......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 15, 2018

This book gives the reader a very personal look into the Olympic world. David Boudia is so transparent and honest in this read. He not only shares his struggles before his salvation, but shows how a Christ Follower struggles victoriously through his walk with Christ. Thank you, David, for this testi......more

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