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I went through a period at boarding school when my coaches wanted me to switch to snowboarding because they thought I was no good at skiing. I was too skinny. I had terrible technique. They were saying I should be a snowboarder, and luckily, I resisted.

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Bode Miller
Age: 54
Alpine Skier
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Easton
New Hampshire
Samuel Bode Miller
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