Sometimes it's all about the win, sometimes it's about the skiing. Bode Miller More Quotes by Bode Miller More Quotes From Bode Miller There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work. Bode Miller guy winning giving 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. Bode Miller horse racing fun 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. If I make a priority shift, I'll make it because it's best for me. Bode Miller priorities athlete people Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies. Bode Miller focus change sports A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point. Bode Miller adrenaline huge lows 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. Obviously I clearly wouldn't like that person if I knew 'em better. Bode Miller wife running kids I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. 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. Bode Miller goggles noses years I have an eight-year-old girl and she does have some appreciation for fashion, but she's stuck in that: "Oh my God, this is cute" phase, so when I go shopping with her and my wife, I can only last about 10 minutes before I have to start exploring other parts of the store. Bode Miller fashion girl cute 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. That's hard to do when there are a million other people shouting as loud as they can. Bode Miller listening heart people We should tell our kids to just have fun, participate and not get bent on winning or losing. But every coach, when they say that, they say it tongue in cheek, 'Don't worry about winning': If you win I'll get you ice cream, but if you lose I'm going to pout in the car. Bode Miller winning fun kids Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old. Bode Miller limping years It's important for me to live my life honestly. Bode Miller honestly living-my-life important 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. Bode Miller racing shapes team 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? No. The goal is to enjoy your life, challenge yourself, to sometimes make stupid decisions-which are sometimes fun and sometimes idiotic and sometimes just a big fat mistake you regret. Bode Miller regret mistake fun 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? Bode Miller kind knows memories If you're unhappy with the way you played, what's the point? Bode Miller unhappiness unhappy way When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast. Bode Miller easier mistake sports Arousal-control has been an issue for me since the beginning of my career. Bode Miller arousal issues careers 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 winning mistake sports People think coming in under the radar is like being a fighter pilot and actually coming in under the radar. It's a completely ridiculous idea to come in under the radar. It's the Olympics; everyone is on the radar here. Bode Miller pilot think fighter people
