The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
BODE MILLERThe way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
BODE MILLERMy 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.
BODE MILLERI wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
BODE MILLERIt’s important for me to live my life honestly.
BODE MILLERIt is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
BODE MILLERI was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
BODE MILLERJoin the unwillingness to give up. Join doing things your way. Join not joining. Join that purpose is stronger than outcome.
BODE MILLEROne 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.
BODE MILLEREventually I’d like to have a family. I’d like to not be limping around when I’m 50 years old.
BODE MILLERArousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
BODE MILLERI 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 MILLERA huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
BODE MILLERI 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?
BODE MILLERThere’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.
BODE MILLERSometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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.
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