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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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Bode Miller
Age: 54
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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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I think four Olympics is probably enough. Five Olympics is a long time, but there's nothing wrong with that if I'm into it and I'm healthy and my priorities can fit around that.
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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.
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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 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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It does matter that it's the Olympics. I just did it my way. I'm not a martyr, and I'm not a do-gooder. I just want to go out and rock. And man, I rocked here.
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My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.
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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.
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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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I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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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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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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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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One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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I would say most of my style is driven by functionality and comfort.
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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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The way I judge myself is not on how many World Cups I can win in a row.
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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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Sometimes I'm disciplined, but I like to be a total slacker, too. I party hard, but I train hard.
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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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