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.
BODE MILLERIt is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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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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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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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.
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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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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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My 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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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 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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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