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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.

Bode Miller

Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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Arousal Careers Issues
I don’t put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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Racing Skiing Sports
When you get old, it’s hard to tell what’s memory and what you’ve kind of created in your head as memory, you know?
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Kind Knows Memories
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
Sometimes it’s all about the win, sometimes it’s about the skiing.
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Skiing Sometimes Winning
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
If you’re unhappy with the way you played, what’s the point?
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Unhappiness Unhappy Way
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
I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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Crashing Greatest Mistake Time
We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing.
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Fun Kids Winning
When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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Easier Mistakes Sports
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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Athlete People Priorities
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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Daughter Everyone Mom Mother
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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Fourth Mistake Podium Sports Winning
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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Place Probably Sking Today
The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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People Should Three
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
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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Freedom Make Mitel People
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
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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Limping 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
I 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.
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Afternoon Back Google Meter Season Story
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 simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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Pride Thinking Unique
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
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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Challenge Obviously Proud Race Winning
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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Change Focus Sports Strategies

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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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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