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.
BODE MILLEROne kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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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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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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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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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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they 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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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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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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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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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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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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In some ways, that’s the story of my season – when I wasn’t making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium.
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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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