presents: the story behind the sandwich
A Departure From The Norm
Boudia becomes first non-football hero to be honored
BY ALAN KARPICK
AKarpick@GoldandBlack.com
This is the third of six feature stories that tell the
story behind Triple XXX and its tradition of naming
menu items in honor of former Boilermaker legends.
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avid Boudia as a has-been?
If you ask him, that's what he will tell you. The
2012 Olympic gold medalist in the 10-meter platform
knows at the ripe old age of 24, he is fighting Father
Time a little as he trains for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
"Technically, I am supposed to be past my prime,
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Salutes David Boudia
John Langenkamp
David Boudia took a break from his training schedule to join
Triple XXX Family Restaurants co-owner Greg Ehresman
(left) and Gold and Black publisher Alan Karpick at a recent
remote broadcast of "Gold and Black LIVE" at Route 66
Diner in West Lafayette.
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but I want to redefine that statistic," Boudia said as
a guest on "Gold and Black LIVE" Oct. 18. "My body
definitely is a lot older than what it was. And I know
people are saying, 'This kid is crazy. He is 24 and is
complaining about his body deteriorating?'
"But, it is a lot of hard work and stress on my body.
We are going to try and train smart the next three
years, and hopefully do better in Rio than we did in
London."
That won't be easy, and Boudia knows it. But since
his first Olympic competition in Beijing in 2008, the
Boilermaker legend has re-framed his outlook toward
competition.
"It took 12 years to reach this dream of winning an
Olympic medal, so once you reach the pinnacle of your
sport, you ask yourself, 'Where to now?'" Boudia said.
"This last year has been the hardest year of my life,
and I am just trying to take this one day at a time, so
it is hard to find it."
Boudia, who was married a year ago, said his whole
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