Quotes by Bode Miller

“When you back off, its easier to do mistakes. For me its better to ski fast.”

“That feeling is the same whether youre on either side of the hundredths. Obviously, its great to win the world championship, but if you put down that kind of skiing, its awesome either way.”

“Weve got a lot of momentum, a lot of confidence were doing the right stuff because the athletes are showing it, especially in the big championships.”

“Its not quite as important who you beat as that you end up on top.”

“I always do the contrary of what my coaches tell me.”

“My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.”

“Im surprised its illegal,”

“People talk about how you have no oxygen in your legs at the finish, ... Forget that. You have no oxygen in your brain.”

“But there was no question in my mind that I was gonna still go for it. I was still going for the win. I wasnt skiing for second or third place today, and in the end I think thats probably what got me there.”

“I think people should be able to do what they want to do.”

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, Dont worry about winning: If you win Ill get you ice cream, but if you lose Im going to pout in the car.