菲爾普斯  

 

泳將飛魚菲爾普斯從谷底再起 

 

得到十幾面獎牌之後,吸毒、酒駕,企圖自殺。我們很難想像擁有名利富貴的知名泳將菲爾普斯,痛苦到會說出:「這世界沒有我會比較好…」


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全球知名泳將「飛魚」--上帝使他谷底翻身、里約奧運奪生平第22金 《標竿人生》助其勝過企圖自殺的死蔭幽谷

基督教今日報 2016/08/10  編譯 / 邱子雰 巴西報導

http://www.cdn.org.tw/Default.aspx

 

全球知名游泳健將「飛魚」、暨美國2016奧運選手-麥可.菲爾普斯(Michael Phelps),於7日(週日)的里約奧運男子100公尺4人自由式游泳接力賽決賽後,歡欣慶祝其生平所獲得的第19面金牌;今日又傳捷報,其已摘取個人200蝶暨4人800公尺接力金牌,目前尚有個人100蝶及人混合4式金牌也在望(本報截稿前資料),如此耀眼的佳績令人驚嘆!

然而,這些金牌卻得來不易。就在奧運賽前,其經歷了長達2年生命的死蔭幽谷,包括酒駕、吸毒,甚至絕望到想自殺…,但上帝藉基督徒好友不斷鼓勵他,加上華理克的《標竿人生》,最終將其挽回,帶領他勝過軟弱,而今擁有面對未來的熱切盼望。

2年前,這位游泳金牌得主的菲爾普斯,經歷生命黑暗期,其最近透露,當時深受身分認同的危機之苦,甚至曾因此想輕生。

「我認為這世界沒有我會比較好…」菲爾普斯告訴媒體當時的心境,「我想,結束生命會是最好的選擇。」當2014年他二度酒駕被捕,以及吸食大麻的形像被傳遍時,自認已然名譽掃地,再也無法從這些錯誤中站起來。

「這是我生命的盡頭了…」回想當時沮喪、絕望的心境,「看看我搞砸了多少次?或許這世界沒有我會比較好。」

然而,那時基督徒好友暨美國美式足球聯盟(NFL: The National Football League ) 明星-雷.路易斯(Ray Lewis),卻對菲爾普斯不離不棄,不僅給了他許多激勵的話,更以自己曾經歷一連串法律麻煩,最終能捲土重來的歷程,鼓勵菲爾普斯的生活必能重回正軌。

「這正是我們爭戰的時刻!」路易斯告訴菲爾普斯,「這才是我們真正特質顯現的時刻!絕對不可以關機,否則我們就輸了。」

 

這位金牌常勝軍於2015年10月,住進一間醫治心理創傷和戒癮治療中心,當接受治療時,路易斯送他1本華理克(Rick Warren)所寫的《 標竿人生》(Purpose Driven Life)。

菲爾普斯盛讚華理克的這本書,大大振奮了他,使其再次得著盼望。「這使我真的相信,有一個力量遠超過自己,並且我生存在這世界上有一個目的。…在我最需要幫助的時候,他幫助了我。」


這本書深深影響菲爾普斯,他也迫不及待將該書分享給其他病友,甚至因此在治療所中,得著「傳道人麥克」(Preacher Mike)的稱號。華理克本週在臉書貼文表示,其深深以菲爾普斯此次在奧運中的得勝為榮,「很興奮,因為他扛著美國的國旗。」

菲爾普斯接受媒體專訪時表示,今天終於可以在里約比賽中把自己全然給出去,並對未來感到興奮,「很高興自己的生命可以翻開新頁,很開心能在游泳生涯中繼續前進,並邁出我所想要的生命步伐。」

 

 

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Olympian Michael Phelps Divulges 'Purpose Driven Life' Saved Him From Suicide, Revealed God

By JULIE BROWN PATTON (NEWS@GOSPELHERALD.COM) Aug 06, 2016 12:24 PM EDT

http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/65799/20160806/olympian-michael-phelps-divulges-purpose-driven-life-saved-him-from-suicide-revealed-god.htm

As the most decorated Olympian of all sports of all time, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps carried the American flag Friday evening in the parade of 2016 Olympic athletes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But he's carrying other, deep-seated personal elements as well into his fifth Olympic games. He's enjoying this magnificent event after going through a very dark period of his life after which he revealed Rick Warren's book The Purpose Driven Life diverted him from committing suicide.

Phelps revealed in a recent ESPN documentary he was considering suicide in 2014, even after his extraordinary success. 

 

 

After Nearly Dying, Michael Phelps Admits The Secret That Saved His Life And Made Him Swim Again


http://qpolitical.com/1-nearly-dying-michael-phelps-tells-god-saved-life-made-swim/

When I learned the details of Michael Phelps’ secret struggles, I realized he was in desperate need of our prayers. This really broke my heart.

For more than a decade, Michael Phelps has been in the spotlight for not only his gift of swimming, but also his unfortunate battle with substance abuse.

Many are quick to label Phelps — the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, winning 22 medals — 18 of them gold in swimming — as another “punk” athlete caught in a downward spiral of poor decisions.

However, the 31-year-old swimmer recently revealed how he almost committed suicide in September 2014 — but everything changed when God stepped into his life in the most extraordinary way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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