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.
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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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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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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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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There’s been times when I’ve been in really tough shape at the top of the course. Talk about a hard challenge right there. I mean, if you ever tried to ski when you’re wasted, it’s not easy.
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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I have an eight-year-old girl and she does have some appreciation for fashion, but she’s stuck in that.
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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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 feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it’s different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.
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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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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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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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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?
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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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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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