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.
BODE MILLERYou feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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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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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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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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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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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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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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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