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Bode Miller, 40, who announced his retirement from ski racing on Oct. 31, is the winner of six Olympic medals, including a gold. He will be an analyst for NBC during the Winter Games in February. He spoke with Marc Myers.

My childhood was pretty unorthodox. I grew up in the woods of Franconia, N.H., next to the White Mountain National Forest. The wilderness was my playground.

My…