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.
BODE MILLERSometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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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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Join karma and nature and the effect you have on your world. Join your philosophy. Join something bigger than you. Join what you believe.
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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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?
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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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.
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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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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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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