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.
BODE MILLERMy daughter’s name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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 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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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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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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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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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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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 simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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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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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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We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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