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When I was growing up, yearning with my pals to be a track star, one of our heroes was Bruce Jenner. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in the decathlon, and he adorned our Wheaties boxes. We all wanted to be Bruce Jenner.
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
Nicholas Kristof
Born: Apr 27, 1959

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Heroes, Our, Bruce, Adorned, He, Track, Boxes, Yearning, Up, Won, Decathlon, Gold, Gold Medal, Wanted, Medal, Star, Growing, Growing Up, Pals, Olympics

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