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.
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.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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Join the unwillingness to give up. Join doing things your way. Join not joining. Join that purpose is stronger than outcome.
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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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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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I have an eight-year-old girl and she does have some appreciation for fashion, but she’s stuck in that.
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My grandfather was very into horse racing, and I found some of his old journals and got into it from there. It has a lot of parallels to skiing. It’s a fun lifestyle, being around the racetrack.
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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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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People in the U.S. will watch anything if it’s put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what’s possible, more than anything.
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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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Obviously, you always want to win, but you want to win by skiing a race that you’re proud of and you feel like you really challenged yourself and left it all out there.
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I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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Join karma and nature and the effect you have on your world. Join your philosophy. Join something bigger than you. Join what you believe.
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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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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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Eventually I’d like to have a family. I’d like to not be limping around when I’m 50 years old.
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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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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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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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.
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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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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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