That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
BODE MILLERThat feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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 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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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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 best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else’s back. That’s the essence of community.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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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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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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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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