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The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else's back. That's the essence of community.

Bode Miller

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Bode Miller
Age: 54
Alpine Skier
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New Hampshire
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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.
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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.
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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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I like to keep my private life private for the most part.
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Some people say I make mistakes. I just say that this is the secret of enjoying life. I hate monotony. 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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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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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.
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I simply think things through, and I look at problems. One thing I pride myself on is the ability to connect unconnected thoughts and come up with new, unique thoughts.
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I tried retiring a couple of times and it just didn't really stick so, but at some point enough things conspire together and it does stick.
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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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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. But you're always subject to what's available, especially in the ski world where there are not infinite choices, especially on the fashion side.
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It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.
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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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I couldn't be happier with where my life's at right now. I have great partners, I have great stimulating relationships on the business side of things, I've been really busy and productive.
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One of the really important things about the Olympics is, to enjoy yourself, you have to accept that it's different and feed off the enthusiasm of everyone and the inspiration and hopefully that will elevate your performance.
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My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.
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From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.
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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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I don't care what other people's judgments come down to-I care what my judgments come down to.
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Despite all the pressure and the caliber of accomplishment, I still can honestly say that it's not all about winning.
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