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When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast.

Bode Miller

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Bode Miller
Age: 54
Alpine Skier
Autobiographer
Easton
New Hampshire
Samuel Bode Miller
Sports
Back
Better
Skis
Mistakes
Fast
Easier
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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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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.
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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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One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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I went through a period at boarding school when my coaches wanted me to switch to snowboarding because they thought I was no good at skiing. I was too skinny. I had terrible technique. They were saying I should be a snowboarder, and luckily, I resisted.
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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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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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I don't care what other people's judgments come down to-I care what my judgments come down to.
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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 don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.
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It's important for me to live my life honestly.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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I like to keep my private life private for the most part.
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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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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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