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Olympic bobsledder eyes new goal

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    Olympian John Napier strives to earn spot in elite military unit

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From childhood Schenectady, New York native -- here dream Olympic dreams.

And -- -- them as the bobsled pilot winning gold and silver 2009 like classic World Cup race.

Moving onto the Olympic team competing in the 2010 winter games.

So although it was -- -- was also very very humbling.

To know that I was there amongst the world's best.

Now he trains with a different goal.

With -- when he fourteen Winter Olympic Games looming -- -- just 25 years old.

Is retiring from the bobsledding world with hopes that you'll earn a spot in an elite military unit.

And I'm just hoping to serve as another soldier.

I don't wanna be anything special I don't want to be known as -- we get this Olympian coming to a so just wanna be a normal guy just serving soldiers on the left and right me.

In need here is already a soldier in the Vermont National Guard and after the winter games he deployed to Afghanistan for five months.

And experience that changed his light.

-- period on -- I mean.

Let it lot of my motivation today for wanting to serve more and wanting to get back into -- military active duty is is so many people before me and and so much more.

-- colleagues in the bobsledding world admit they fear for his safety but they support this choice just going to be successful in 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 out of who's got the strong as mine I wouldn't bet against it.

It's going to be the most difficult physical mental and spiritual event in my life and that's a lot of reason I'm doing it because I wanna see what else -- can achieve in life.

I wanna push myself a -- balance.

In your wants to continue representing the country he lots.

In Schenectady, New York Molly -- Fox News.

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