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.
BODE MILLERObviously, 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.
More Bode Miller Quotes
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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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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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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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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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It is not that I don’t recognize the danger in ski racing, but that I don’t fear the consequences.
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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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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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The 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?
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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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Obviously I clearly wouldn’t like that person if I knew ’em better.
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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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