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.
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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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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Some 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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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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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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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One kid’s old, used-up equipment is another kid’s brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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 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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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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If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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At 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.
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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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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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