The only mental games in ski racing is the mental game against yourself. Is the whole goal of life preserving your life as long as you can?
BODE MILLERThe same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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.
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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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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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 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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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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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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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