We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
BODE MILLERWe should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
BODE MILLERI would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
BODE MILLERI simply think things through, and I look at problems.
BODE MILLERThere’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.
BODE MILLERI 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.
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 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 MILLEROnce the season starts for me, there isn’t a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.
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 MILLERThe same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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 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 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 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 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.
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