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" You have to be a little crazy to be a downhill skier. "

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" I've never once heard my mom complain about her stroke. "

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" Vail's a very important place for me. Everyone kind of took me in and accepted me in that town, and they still have to this day. I wouldn't be a downhill skier if I hadn't been there. "

" Everything about my life seemed so perfect to people. But I struggle like everyone else. "

" I don't know if I'll ever get used to the idea that strangers know who I am. I don't know if I want to. "

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