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Beyond Gold: What Happens After You Achieve Your Biggest Goal?

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Gymnast Carly Patterson was just 16 when her dazzling performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics made her the second American woman ever to win the all-around competition. After retiring from gymnastics at 18, Patterson released an album, aptly named Back to the Beginning. “I’ve At 18, following medical advice, she retired.

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