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.
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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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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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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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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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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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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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 way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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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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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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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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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