I wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
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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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 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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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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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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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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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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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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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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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