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.
BODE MILLERWhy don’t they leave me freedom of choice? People want to impose choices which aren’t necessarily mine. That’s the mistake people make.
BODE MILLERObviously, 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.
BODE MILLERAt 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.
BODE MILLEROne kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
BODE MILLERI wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
BODE MILLERSometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
BODE MILLERArousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
BODE MILLERThe way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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.
BODE MILLERThe 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?
BODE MILLERMy daughter’s name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born.
BODE MILLERI 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?
BODE MILLERA huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
BODE MILLEROnce the season starts for me, there isn’t a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.
BODE MILLERIt is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
BODE MILLERPeople 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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