That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
BODE MILLERMy 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.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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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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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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When I was little, I spent a lot of time by myself. When other kids were in school, I was skiing and thinking about things. I was alone on the mountain.
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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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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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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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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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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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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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