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.
BODE MILLEREventually I’d like to have a family. I’d like to not be limping around when I’m 50 years old.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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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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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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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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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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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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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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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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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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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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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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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