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.
BODE MILLERThe best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else’s back. That’s the essence of community.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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 feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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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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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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 way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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Why don’t they leave me freedom of choice? People want to impose choices which aren’t necessarily mine. That’s the mistake people make.
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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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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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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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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 say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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When you get old, it’s hard to tell what’s memory and what you’ve kind of created in your head as memory, you know?
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