In 2010, Froning had this to say. “Pride goes before a fall”, Proverbs 16:18. Froning, a devout Christian and avid Bible reader, might say that’s an apt description of himself heading into the 2010 CrossFit Games. A relative unknown, Froning tore through the competition and was poised to win the competition when his arms gave out during a rope climb and he fell 18 feet to the floor — and all the way to second place. With the fall, the pride was gone. “At the 2010 Games, I wanted to make my friends proud, my family proud, other people proud of me,” he says. “And I fell off the rope.”
"Froning returned to the games in 2011 with several hundred rope climbs to his credit, a reinvigorated Christian faith and “Galatians 6:14” tattooed on his chiseled torso. Froning can quote the verse word for word: “May I never boast in anything except for the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ which has been crucified to me, and I to the world.” Since then, Froning has won three times now the CrossFit Games."
He's a Christian and has come out on top three years in a row since his proverbial failings in 2010. He gives thanks to God and it wasn't an easy task to accomplish this "three-peat" winning Reebok's Crossfit Games. He has made some good money, with $275K to the winner Rich also received many other prizes and winnings.
"Knowing he had made history, the 26-year-old jumped into the stands to give his wife a hug and a kiss, stood up on the concrete ledge to wave to the fans, and then proceeded to encourage his fellow competitors who were still working on Cinco 2."
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