Bode Miller

“Sometimes it’s a little bit like a train wreck. You’re just holding on for dear life.”

“You can't be a good skier if you're not having fun.”

“If you want to ski fast, you have to ski crazy.”

“I'm not trying to be a hero. I'm just trying to ski fast.”

“I'm always looking for that perfect turn.”

“Risk is the most intense road to life. Everything else is just a slow march to death.”

“The mountain doesn't care who you are. It's a great equalizer.”

“I have to be my own person. I can't be what people want me to be.”

“Skiing is the next best thing to having wings.”

“When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.”

“I'm not a role model... I'm a professional athlete. I'm a skier.”

“It's all about the process. It's not about the result.”

“I just want to ski my best, and if I do that, I'm happy.”

“I've always been a proponent of 'if you're not falling, you're not trying.'”

“There's a lot of things that I think you got to deal with. It's a surreal thing to be on the podium.”

“I've had a lot of success. I've had a lot of fun. I don't have any regrets.”

“My style is to go 100 percent. If I'm not going to go 100 percent, I'm not going to go.”

“There’s no way to be a perfect parent, but a million ways to be a good one.”

“For me, the most important thing is to be in a good mood when I'm racing. It makes a huge difference.”

“I'm not a conventional athlete. I do things my own way.”