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I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.

Bode Miller

When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
BODE MILLER

Easier Mistakes Sports
The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
BODE MILLER

Judging Winning World
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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Change Focus Sports Strategies
I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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Pride Thinking Unique
Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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Arousal Careers Issues
Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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Better Clearly Person
People in the U.S. will watch anything if it’s put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what’s possible, more than anything.
BODE MILLER

Anything People Sports Watches
You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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Emotional Levels Running
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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Fun Horse Journals Parallel Racing
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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Alone Kids Mountain School Thinking
I 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 MILLER

Afternoon Back Google Meter Season Story
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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Athlete People Priorities
I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
BODE MILLER

Place Probably Sking Today
Join the unwillingness to give up. Join doing things your way. Join not joining. Join that purpose is stronger than outcome.
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Join Outcome Purpose Unwillingness
I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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Comfort Driven Style
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.
BODE MILLER

Fourth Mistake Podium Sports Winning

I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.

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