The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else’s back. That’s the essence of community.
BODE MILLERObviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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It is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
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I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old – break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon.
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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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My daughter’s name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born.
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At this point in my career, I have the privilege of choosing my partners. In the beginning, you more or less take what comes in the door – or what matches up with your brand.
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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The only mental games in ski racing is the mental game against yourself. Is the whole goal of life preserving your life as long as you can?
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When I was little, I spent a lot of time by myself. When other kids were in school, I was skiing and thinking about things. I was alone on the mountain.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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At the end of the day, you have to make sure you’re at least listening to what your head is telling you, what your heart is telling you.
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One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it’s different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.
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In some ways, that’s the story of my season – when I wasn’t making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium.
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