When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
BODE MILLERSometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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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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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