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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.

Bode Miller

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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Alone Kids Mountain School Thinking
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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Figures Kids Millions Values Years
That’s hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can.
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Hard Loud Million People Shouting
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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Fun Mistake Regret
A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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Adrenaline Huge Lows
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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Anything People Sports Watches
You feel the Olympics and you get chills and nervous and a little scared.
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Emotional Levels Running
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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Community Democracy Essence
I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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Racing Skiing Sports
The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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Judging Winning World
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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Join Outcome Purpose Unwillingness
It’s important for me to live my life honestly.
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Honestly Important Life Living My
Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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Skiing Sometimes Winning
At this point in my career, I have the privilege of choosing my partners. In the beginning, you more or less take what comes in the door – or what matches up with your brand.
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Careers Choosing Doors Fashion Partner Privilege
Ski racers are built odd with overbuilt butts and legs.
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Legs Odd Skis
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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Believe Believing Challenge Constant Philosophy Something

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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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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