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Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption

by David Boudia, Tim Ellsworth

Narrated by Adam Verner

3.81 ABR Score (391 ratings)
★ 4.14 Goodreads (356) ★ 4.49 Audible (35)
4h 51m Released 2016 Biography & Memoir

About This Audiobook

David Boudia's journey through elite competitive diving spans two Olympic cycles and a profound personal transformation. After training relentlessly for his first Games only to leave without a medal, Boudia confronts the question of what drives him and why it isn't working. The answer he finds reshapes everything, shifting his motivation from personal glory to something he considers far more enduring. By the time he returns to Olympic competition, his relationship to winning and losing has fundamentally changed, and the results follow.

Adam Verner brings warmth and quiet authority to the narration, capturing both the physical intensity of high-level athletics and the introspective moments that define Boudia's spiritual turning point. At under five hours, the runtime moves efficiently through a story that balances competitive memoir with personal reflection. Verner's measured delivery suits the material well, giving weight to vulnerability without overstating it.