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.
BODE MILLERThere’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.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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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 same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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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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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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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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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.
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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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We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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