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 team has been very unreceptive about the fact that I consistently show them that I train slightly differently than they do, that I consistently show them that I am in better shape for ski racing than anyone else on the team.
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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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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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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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 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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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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It is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
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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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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the 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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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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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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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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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