Redemption
is the key to a Christian’s life. It is also the key to Bryan Clay’s life. Olympic
gold medalist in the decathlon, Clay clearly shows how it was only through the
redemptive power of God in his life that he has risen to be known as the World’s
Greatest Athlete.
Clay was
born into a fairly loving and stable family. But after his mother becomes a
Christian, things quickly fall apart and his father leaves. Clay reaction to
this is to strike out in anger and violence. A wise counselor tells his mother
that Clay needs to participate in sports of some kind before it is too late.
Giving the choice to swim or run track and field, Clay chose the track and
found his calling. Through the ups and downs of a normal athletic career, Clay
learns time and again to give his best and trust in God to take care of the
rest.
I enjoyed
reading about an athlete that so clearly thanks God for all of success. Clay is
eager to point out that he is wrong body type to be a decathlete and yet he has
won both a silver and gold medal in the Olympics. I also liked how the lessons
he learned on the track apply to his life off the track as well. There were
many things that I could take away and apply to my life as well. It was
refreshing to read about a family centered athlete. He will be one of the
athletes that I am going to keep a close eye on as the 2012 Olympics draw near.
I received
a copy of this book for free from Book Sneeze. All opinions are my own. I was
not required to write a positive review.
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