Bode Miller

American alpine ski racer · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1977 · age 49

Samuel Bode Miller is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer. He is an Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, a two-time overall World Cup champion in 2005 and 2008, and the most successful male American alpine ski racer of all time.

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2010“I never know what to make of Bode Miller because he is crazy. I'm serious. He is so hard to understand. But I know this: When he is on, he is the perfect skier.”In their wordsAustrian skier Benjamin Raich at 2010 OlympicsRead the whole statement

2006“The hardest part of competition is learning how to recover mentally after setbacks." ** Source: Reuters interview, 2026.”In their words23 February 2006Interview with Newsweek, Nov. 2005, pub. 23 Feb. 2006Read the whole statement

“The silver medals I won in Salt Lake City didn’t give me anything. Last year I set myself the goal of winning the World Cup and lining up a long series of wins.”In their words16 February 2006Interview with Gazzetta dello SportRead the whole statement

“This year I just want to enjoy myself. I could give up tomorrow without having the slightest regret.”In their words16 February 2006Interview with Gazzetta dello SportRead the whole statement

“Some people say I make mistakes, I just say that in fact this is the secret of enjoying life. I hate monotony. Why don’t they leave me freedom of choice?”In their words16 February 2006Interview with Gazzetta dello SportRead the whole statement

“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.”In their words16 February 2006Interview with Gazzetta dello SportRead the whole statement

2005Skieur d'orAward1977Born12 October 1977

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Miller in the giant slalomat the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy

The on-hill podium ceremony.From left: Ivica Kostelić (silver), Bode Miller (gold) and Silvan Zurbriggen (bronze)

Bode Miller with World Cup in Bormio (2008)

Miller in the downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Miller while playing for the Nashua Pride in 2007

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It is other people who want me to win medals.
16 February 2006 · Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Own words
Fame is almost a poison. I couldn’t care less, in fact I lived better when I was a nobody.
16 February 2006 · Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Own words
From this inhuman pressure doping is born because the athlete feels the imperative of having to be No. 1.
16 February 2006 · Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Own words

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Skieur d'or2005

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He is also considered one of the greatest World Cup racers of all time with 33 race victories and being one of five men to win World Cup events in all five disciplines. He is the only skier with five or more victories in each discipline. In 2008, Miller and Lindsey Vonn won the overall World Cup titles for the first U.S. sweep in 25 years.

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