I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
BODE MILLERThe way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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When you get old, it’s hard to tell what’s memory and what you’ve kind of created in your head as memory, you know?
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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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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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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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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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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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