I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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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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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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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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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Sometimes I’m disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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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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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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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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You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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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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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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