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Hermann Maier the "Herminator" retires


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I know that nobody here cares that much about ski racing but one of the sport's legends is retiring. Even if you are just a casual observer you have no doubt heard about the "Herminator." I'm not here to recap his career but he was one of my favorites and will be missed. I hoped that he would compete in the 2010 olympics. You may remember his crash in the 1998 Nagano Olympics as it was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Oh well, at least I got to enjoy watching him win four overall World Cup titles and 54 victories.

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Personally imo... besides crashes and perhaps an untarnished god-like legacy, there really isn't any negative to an individual athlete competing past his or her prime.

 

It's not like they're using up a roster spot, or preventing a team from bettering themselves, right?

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