Bode Miller

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

“I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.”

“When you get old, it's hard to tell what's memory and what you've kind of created in your head as memory, you know?”

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

“I've been exploring different options for when I'm done skiing. I have the Turtle Ridge Foundation, which is helping a bunch of worthy causes around the Northeast. I've also started SkiSpace, which is an online social network that basically deals with all things based around any snow sport.”

“I had crashes when I was small and Gumby-like that would have killed me now. I would just fly off jumps and go 40 or 50 meters when I was 6 years old - break skis, smash my goggles and get a bloody nose and go crawl inside for a little while and then come back out and ski more in the afternoon.”

“Sometimes it's all about the win, sometimes it's about the skiing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies.”

“It's not quite as important who you beat as that you end up on top.”

“A huge adrenaline rush is usually followed by a pretty low point.”

“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.”

“Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old.”

“I like to keep my private life private for the most part.”

“There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work.”

“From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it's all gone in the wrong direction.”

“I'm still having fun and as long as skiing is enjoyable, I'm going to continue to do it.”

“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.”

“I really am a thinker. I don't do things rash. I know some of the things I've said or the way I act seem rash. But I do take ownership of it. I don't say things I don't mean.”