Quotes by Bode Miller

Bode Miller

American former World Cup alpine ski racer

Lived from: 1977 -

Born: 12 october 1977

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  • Anyone who isn't strong is left in a corner, no one asks for their autograph, they are abandoned in the cold shadows. Those who win, however, become icons.
    Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, 16 Feb. 2006 [1]
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  • But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there.
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  • Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old.
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  • Fame is almost a poison. I couldn't care less, in fact I lived better when I was a nobody.
    Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, 16 Feb. 2006 [1]
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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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  • From this inhuman pressure doping is born because the athlete feels the imperative of having to be No. 1. I believe instead that sport should be a private pressure, a challenge for yourself.
    Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, 16 Feb. 2006 [1]
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • My daughter's name is Neesyn Dacey but everyone calls her Dacey. Her mom chose Neesyn and I chose Dacey after she was born. The mother is a good friend of mine who I was seeing a while ago. We are no longer together.
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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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  • My mom played the recorder. But not having electricity, we had minimal exposure to music. As I got a little older, we had Walkmans and things that were battery-powered, but it would have been nice to be growing up in the iPod era. A tape only has six songs on a side.
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  • My sister has three kids so I've spent a lot of time around children and I've always really liked them and wanted my own. It's cool because you think all babies are the same but they aren't at all. They all have such different personalities. It's crazy.
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  • 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.
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  • Obviously, you always want to win, but you want to win by skiing a race that you're proud of and you feel like you really challenged yourself and left it all out there.
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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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  • One kid's old, used-up equipment is another kid's brand-new, awesome, awesome equipment.
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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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  • 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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  • 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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bode Miller?

The two most famous quotes from Bode Miller are:

  • "Anyone who isn't strong is left in a corner, no one asks for their autograph, they are abandoned in the cold shadows. Those who win, however, become icons."
  • "But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasn't skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think that's probably what got me there."

When did Bode Miller live?

Bode Miller is still alive and was born in 1977.