rites of passage with skiing buddies (in order):
sticking my first 180
first cliff drop
sticking my first 360
first time hitting a table over 30 feet (going off a jump where you go more than 30 feet)
first rail slide
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What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.
William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways
Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass.
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