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.
BODE MILLERIn 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.
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 MILLERArousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
BODE MILLERI was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
BODE MILLERWhen 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?
BODE MILLERSometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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.
BODE MILLERWe should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
BODE MILLERWhen 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 MILLERI wasn’t skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that’s probably what got me there.
BODE MILLERI would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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.
BODE MILLERSome 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.
BODE MILLEROne of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it’s different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.
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 MILLERThe same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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