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When I was little, I spent a lot of time by myself. When other kids were in school, I was skiing and thinking about things. I was alone on the mountain.

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