I 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 MILLERYou feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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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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Join the unwillingness to give up. Join doing things your way. Join not joining. Join that purpose is stronger than outcome.
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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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I have an eight-year-old girl and she does have some appreciation for fashion, but she’s stuck in that.
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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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One 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.
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People in the U.S. will watch anything if it’s put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what’s possible, more than anything.
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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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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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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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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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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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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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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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Obviously, 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.
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