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Article: For Street, a final shot at the summit.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- January 29, 2002
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Picabo Street speaks the way she skis. The words come racing out at 80 miles per hour, accelerating with each sentence, and all of a sudden she's taking you along on a downhill run. Hold on. She talks about being ``stoked'' and ``real,'' and it's as if she's in her aerodynamic tuck, pushing heart rate and speedometer to bursting. She describes ``ripping'' and ``rocking,'' and it's as if she's slashing through a turn, sending up a rooster tail of snow. She discusses ``energy'' and ``karma,'' and it's as if she's launching off a jump.
Wait. She mentions ``pain'' and ``depression,'' and it's as if she's in a vulnerable airborne state, and all goes silent save for ...