I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
BODE MILLERThat feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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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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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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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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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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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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 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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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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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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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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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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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 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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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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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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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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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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