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My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It's a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack.

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Bode Miller
Age: 54
Alpine Skier
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Easton
New Hampshire
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