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Patrice Martin

Author: Robert Stephens
He smiles often. His father, his dog, his wife, all bring a thin crease of teeth to the face of Patrice Martin, one of the greatest - and possibly last - traditional overall skiers in history. The frequent grin might surprise people who only see the tournament-psyched Frenchman on World Cup weekends.

Online Stock Market Trading On his smallish skis, Martin has built a reputation as the most autonomous athlete in the sport, if not the best. (He's favored to win an unprecedented fifth world overall title in September.) Yet Martin, one of three active skiers on this top 10 list, has spent all of the past 20 years scaling an endless wall to the other side, where his greatness might be acknowledged.

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Stock Investing Game "They said I had to win a world championship," remembers Martin. He won the first of his four world championships in tricks four years later. On the victory stand in Toronto, the then-5-foot-tall Martin stood on the top step, but still had to look up at the second- and third-place finishers. The reaction back home?

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Stock Investing Basics "If I want to do something," says Martin, "I will do it. I don't need someone to tell me to do it."

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Stock Market Trading "Some say I should get out on top," says Martin, who last year broke the world record in tricks for the 20th time, became the ninth man ever to get into the 41-off slalom pass and came within 2 feet of jumping 200. "But there's nothing that says I can't improve."

Stock Investing For Dummy His smile turns into a hearty laugh. A few bystanders glance at him. They recognize one of the greatest skiers ever, having fun. - Robert Stephens

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