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?
BODE MILLERA huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.
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When you back off, it’s easier to do mistakes. For me it’s better to ski fast.
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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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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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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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I simply think things through, and I look at problems.
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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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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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Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career.
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I was having the greatest time, making the mistakes, crashing.
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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.
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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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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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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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That feeling is the same whether you’re on either side of the hundredths.
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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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