The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else’s back. That’s the essence of community.
BODE MILLERSki racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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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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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We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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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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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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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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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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There’s been times when I’ve been in really tough shape at the top of the course. Talk about a hard challenge right there. I mean, if you ever tried to ski when you’re wasted, it’s not easy.
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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 simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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My team has been very unreceptive about the fact that I consistently show them that I train slightly differently than they do, that I consistently show them that I am in better shape for ski racing than anyone else on the team.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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 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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