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Michael Phelps blows past his most challenging competitor in the Men's 200m Butterfly Final at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 9, 2016. (REUTERS/David Gray)

OLYMPICS: Phelps claims Warren’s ‘Purpose Driven Life’ helped him avoid suicide

August 12, 2016

By Staff, Christian Examiner

RIO DE JANEIRO (Christian Examiner) – Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life had a profound impact on Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, ESPN has reported.

After the 2012 Olympiad, when Phelps decided he was retiring from swimming, he reportedly sank deep into depression and started drinking heavily. However, not knowing what to do in life was not his only problem.

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