David Boudia Quotes

#1. After quitting gymnastics in 2000, I was looking for that next thing where I could defy gravity. I was looking for something that had the flipping and the twisting and allowed me to be acrobatic.

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#2. The Olympics is about bringing the world together and learning how to go through struggles. That's what inspired me before my career and that's been my inspiration ever since I was striving towards the 2008 Games.

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#3. Are the odds you face (in life) defeating or motivating you?

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#4. Ultimately when you have the perspective of why you're competing and what you're trying to pursue, the rest just falls into place.

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#5. It's totally freeing when I stay in tune with scripture. I don't have to worry if I miss a dive. I go into competition and it's like, "Praise God no matter what."

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#6. Anything we create ourselves is not meant to carry the weight of our strongest desires and dreams. Anything we put our hope in, short of the Creator himself, will either crumble or fall short of the joy that God intended for us to have in him.

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#7. Competition is all about you. It's about feeding your selfish needs. It feeds the depravity of your heart.

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