Some of them I probably would like. Some of my fans probably beat their wives or run over little kids and they just happen to watch me on TV and like the way I ski.
BODE MILLERPeople want athletes to cater to their image of what an athlete should be, but they also want them to fail so they can feel like their screwups are all right.
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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else’s back. That’s the essence of community.
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People want athletes to cater to their image of what an athlete should be, but they also want them to fail so they can feel like their screwups are all right.
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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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We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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I can take $15,000 a year and raise kids on that. Later, they’ll figure out I’ve got millions, but hopefully they’ll have the values to say, ‘So what?
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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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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Once the season starts for me, there isn’t a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.
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