A day like most, just working at the lumber yard. I meet interesting people all the time. Most people are interesting because they are quirky or they swear alot or they have a large goiter on their face or whatever. Monday I met a person on a whole other plane of interesting. His name is Bill Johnson and in 1984 he won the olympic gold in the men's downhill ski and on top of that he was the first american to do that. His story is one that rings with heroism and soon a movie will have been made about his story of triumph amidst difficult circumstances. He gave Phil and I an autographed picture and let us hold his medal. It was very unexpected but awesome. The medal was rectangular with soft rounded edges and the event and seal stamped on either side.
What's more is that Mr. Johnson accomplished living through a terrible accident on the mountain. Phil said he saw the accident on television and Mr. Johnson was going about 70 mph when he fell. He's a great guy and I'm lucky to have met him. Kudos to you Bill Johnson!
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