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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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