The leading hoop wanted to pull the plug on his career at age 40. But Ka Ying Rising gave him a new sense of purpose, and that culminated in Saturday’s stunning Everest victory.
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Jockey Zac Purton was going to retire. Everest champ Ka Ying Rising changed everything
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