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.
BODE MILLERMy 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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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Eventually I’d like to have a family. I’d like to not be limping around when I’m 50 years old.
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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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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 best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else’s back. That’s the essence of community.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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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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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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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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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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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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