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Olympic bobsledder earns spot on elite military team

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    Olympian quits one dream to follow another

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Dream to another an Olympic -- utter.

Giving up the sport to try to earn a spot on -- leaked military team this time I.

I -- live in Schenectady, New York with this great story for us -- might.

I'm you you know you really -- dominate your history and Olympic dream since he was a little Kennedy he would any and she of them as well.

But now he has a new goal -- new dream essentially join the armed forces and -- the most elite fighting forces that exists in the world.

He has that he really is a world class -- competed in the 2009.

A World Cup winning a gold and the silver he went on to the 2010 Winter Olympics it's a sport -- loved his entire life one of his parents participated and -- but now he's really he's changed his training with a new goal.

-- 2014 Winter Olympics looming he has decided to retire at just 25 years old from bobsledding.

With the aims of joining the military -- forces here's Johnny here.

I'm just hoping to serve as another soldier.

I don't wanna be anything special I don't want to be known as though we have this Olympian coming -- -- -- just -- be.

A normal guy just serving with soldiers on the left and -- me.

-- -- this stems from the fact that maker is already a soldier he joined in Vermont National Guard he deployed to Afghanistan for five months.

And that is the time he says changed his life.

And what.

He feels -- means to serve in the service country Martha.

Voice in that had great young man -- is teammates in the bobsledding world say about mess.

You know understandably they're concerned about his safety but they also support his choice here's Darrin Steele.

The US -- and federation CO.

Just going to be successful -- whatever he puts his mind to.

You know it's it's not a guarantee that anybody.

Makes it into the special forces there incredibly.

Demanding and competitive but I wouldn't put anything past Jon and he's.

I think comes -- who's got the strongest mind I wouldn't bet against him.

John Napier is such a humble guy to you know he says he's just looking for his chance he knows he's gonna have to -- it's.

But he's a world class athlete and -- and we'll have to wait and see if he makes this next dream come true Martha good for him thanks for bringing us that story and we wish him well my bank.

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