Join the unwillingness to give up. Join doing things your way. Join not joining. Join that purpose is stronger than outcome.
BODE MILLERPeople 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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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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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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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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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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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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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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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