Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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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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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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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 same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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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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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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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 feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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