t. He did not gain distinction by continuously training for his event. РStill, few failed to _appreciate_ his marvelous race in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. He was just a natural skier and his technique was _perfect_ for the course. And so even before the race began, he was _claiming_ victory. "This course was made for me. Nothing can stop me," he had boasted. He also caused ments when he talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make after he won the race. This made many skiers __hostile __toward him. That just _Рencouraged_ him even more. Then on the day of the event, he turned out the fastest. "It takes a lot of courage to throw yourself down a mountain," Bill Johnson _remarked_ proudly after he won a gold medal for the United States. "Not many can do that."
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