It is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
BODE MILLERWhen 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.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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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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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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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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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 it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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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