Bode Miller Blows Goats

[Jason Tate]

"I could have four medals .. most of them gold."

THEN WHY DON'T YOU - ASSHOLE.

Makes the US look like everyone already expects us to look.

[NetNerdsRevenge]

ya, Miller pretty much laid an egg in 06.

[preppyak]

haha, the Jim Rome topic title was

"Miller Low Life"

this guy is gonna get more thrashing than Vanderjagt did for the licquored up kicker comments

[ThriftWhore]

This guy hates the fame, allegedly. He has nothing to worry about though, when he comes back from Italy with no medals he won't have to deal with the fame anymore.

Tate said it the best though, i bet the rest of the world will start calling us "USB" United States of Bode-ists.

[Emopunkthrice]

haha I guess he can't talk shit on lance armstrong anymore

[ThriftWhore]

haha I guess he can't talk shit on lance armstrong anymore
He claimed he never made those comments, but he stood by the ones he made about Barry Bonds. I really think Bode is constantly drunk, or just a huge idiot.

[Mercy Medical]

I hate cocky athletes with such a passion. There's not enough modesty in the world today...

[preppyak]

I really think Bode is constantly drunk, or just a huge idiot.
a combination of the two actually.

If he had won a medal, and not gotten DQ'ed in each event, I could have actually had a good laugh with what he has said, but he now just sounds like a bitter hack with what he says

[aminorthreat55]

I still love Bode Miller. Daron Rahvles should be getting all the shit, he's the better skier. I know Daron never ran his mouth but he should still be the one we're talking about.

[bigmike]

am i the only one that's laughed at what he's said and not gotten upset that he's sucked at the olympics?

[aminorthreat55]

am i the only one that's laughed at what he's said and not gotten upset that he's sucked at the olympics?
Nope. But I guess that just makes it you and I.

I see nothing wrong with him getting DQed. He tried as hard as he could and he happened to clip gates, shit, it happens to almost all alpine skiers at some point. In fact it will probably happen to me on Friday.

[weezer182]

am i the only one that's laughed at what he's said and not gotten upset that he's sucked at the olympics?if its true more power to him

[bigmike]

Nope. But I guess that just makes it you and I.

I see nothing wrong with him getting DQed. He tried as hard as he could and he happened to clip gates, shit, it happens to almost all alpine skiers at some point. In fact it will probably happen to me on Friday.
good. this holier than thou response to bode miller from the media is ridiculous. we want athletes to be candid and when they are we tear them down for what they say. even if it is thought by most of the public. it's a double standard.

[ThriftWhore]

good. this holier than thou response to bode miller from the media is ridiculous. we want athletes to be candid and when they are we tear them down for what they say. even if it is thought by most of the public. it's a double standard.
i agree with you on your points there totally, i just think that an athlete who trains for these things every four years should have a better attitude than "eh i don't care", because there are i bet hundreds of skiers, if not thousands who would drop everything right now just for a shot to compete in the olympics. if he doesn't care about winning, then he won't win.

also, i think if when he made his statements about bonds and armstrong, if he had just left lance out of it, i think a lot of the media would have stayed away, because armstrong is the media's sweetheart here in the u.s., while they could care less about bonds. but he got grilled about that, and he tried to back down from that.

EDIT: anybody think that Bode got a lot more criticism because Jeremy Bloom, the skiier/colorado university wide receiver in the draft this year, and others like him pulled a no show and weren't even a factor?

[ActorInThisPlay]

This guy hates the fame, allegedly. He has nothing to worry about though, when he comes back from Italy with no medals he won't have to deal with the fame anymore.

Tate said it the best though, i bet the rest of the world will start calling us "USB" United States of Bode-ists.
yeah he'll lose a lot of sponsorships if he doesn't come home with a gold.

[preppyak]

good. this holier than thou response to bode miller from the media is ridiculous. we want athletes to be candid and when they are we tear them down for what they say. even if it is thought by most of the public. it's a double standard.
yeah, but he made himself that focus. Between his drunk comments, etc, he basically made certain that the media was going to be watching his every move. I think of it this way:

If JJ Reddick said "I'm the best player in college basketball", he would at least have the numbers to back it up. If Paul Davis said the same thing, we'd all be calling him an idiot and telling him to lay off the crack.

Bode Miller set himself up for this criticism, and I agree he is taking it well, but, he doesn't really have any other way of taking it since he hasn't really showed up yet

Here is his analysis of his own performance:
In the downhill, he said, "the other guys just found more speed." He accepted "pilot error" as reasons for his problems in the combined and super-G. In the giant slalom, Miller said, he had "a little bit of bad luck" in the first run, when he hit a rock early, then made a trio of errors in the second.
At least he knows he's been outperformed

[Jerm]

I cant believe bode hasnt gotten one medal yet. The U.S. this olympics is really fucking up and hitting the wall when it comes to pressure(especially during qualifying runs). Its turning out to be a big dissapointment.

And does anyone hate Shani Davis besides me?? When i saw his interview after he won the 1000m speed skating, i just lost all respect i had for him as an athlete.

[Trainsaw]

he was over hyped.

[LeftWideOpen]

my issue w/ bode isnt so much his lack of performance, it's the combination of him running his mouth and then not performing. he's been the freddie mitchell of the games.

[imirish06]

stupid asshole spent more time at the bars than he did on the podium

[preppyak]

my issue w/ bode isnt so much his lack of performance, it's the combination of him running his mouth and then not performing. he's been the freddie mitchell of the games.
that's the comparison I was looking for

[imirish06]

I cant believe bode hasnt gotten one medal yet. The U.S. this olympics is really fucking up and hitting the wall when it comes to pressure(especially during qualifying runs). Its turning out to be a big dissapointment.

And does anyone hate Shani Davis besides me?? When i saw his interview after he won the 1000m speed skating, i just lost all respect i had for him as an athlete.


Yeah man. NOT a good way to be a pioneer for your race.

[CallMeChief]

Before his first event i told everyone that i hope he loses all his events and that, if possible, another american wins. Lo and behold, it happened in one of them. I'm not so annoyed with the fact that America isn't doing great in the Olympics, because we're more geared towards summer than winter olympics, but in comparison to every other team we're being made fools of. We're childish, we always fall way under expectation (probably because our athletes love to talk themselves up), we're ungrateful (If i hear the phrase "He'll 'settle' for the silver" one more time...), and most of all, we're so damn arrogant. He said he lost his first even because he was hungover, and the way i see it, if you spend FOUR YEARS training for something that most athletes only get one or two shots in their lifetime to compete in, you should be able to stay sober for one night (oh god, heaven and hell forbid!) I hate this guy. He's a total douche and he deserves each and every loss handed to him. I bet Nike is kicking themselves in the ass for having a deal with this guy, i have yet to find more than a handful of people who can stand him.

[fire on my lips]

yeah he'll lose a lot of sponsorships if he doesn't come home with a gold.
None of his sponserships are conditional on winning an Olympic medal. He may have lost some post-Olympics sponserships in the US because of this, but he's huge in Europe and he was doing well on the World Cup tour before the Olympics. No matter his performance, he's making around ten million dollars this year.

[weezer182]

None of his sponserships are conditional on winning an Olympic medal. He may have lost some post-Olympics sponserships in the US because of this, but he's huge in Europe and he was doing well on the World Cup tour before the Olympics. No matter his performance, he's making around ten million dollars this year.thats pretty damn good for a skier

[aminorthreat55]

i agree with you on your points there totally, i just think that an athlete who trains for these things every four years should have a better attitude than "eh i don't care", because there are i bet hundreds of skiers, if not thousands who would drop everything right now just for a shot to compete in the olympics. if he doesn't care about winning, then he won't win.

also, i think if when he made his statements about bonds and armstrong, if he had just left lance out of it, i think a lot of the media would have stayed away, because armstrong is the media's sweetheart here in the u.s., while they could care less about bonds. but he got grilled about that, and he tried to back down from that.

EDIT: anybody think that Bode got a lot more criticism because Jeremy Bloom, the skiier/colorado university wide receiver in the draft this year, and others like him pulled a no show and weren't even a factor?
I don't think it's that he just straight up doesn't care, but rather that he understands he shouldn't be defined as a person based on what medal he does or doesn't win. He realizes that there's more to being a good skier than having the most medals. While the general public may not feel the same way, Bode Miller is a different person from most in terms of his thinking and it wouldn't surprise me if this is how he saw it.

[aminorthreat55]

None of his sponserships are conditional on winning an Olympic medal. He may have lost some post-Olympics sponserships in the US because of this, but he's huge in Europe and he was doing well on the World Cup tour before the Olympics. No matter his performance, he's making around ten million dollars this year.
And the most important thing about advertising is being seen. Whether or not he wins gold, if he's running his mouth and making a scene, he still accomplishes this. And like you said, he kicks ass on the World Cup tour.

[fire on my lips]

And the most important thing about advertising is being seen. Whether or not he wins gold, if he's running his mouth and making a scene, he still accomplishes this. And like you said, he kicks ass on the World Cup tour.
exactly and the europeans he's pitching stuff to dont care what Olympic medals he has/hasn't won

[bigmike]

And the most important thing about advertising is being seen. Whether or not he wins gold, if he's running his mouth and making a scene, he still accomplishes this. And like you said, he kicks ass on the World Cup tour.
don't skiers mostly judge themselves now on world cup titles instead of olympic medals? the olympics have lost meaning in this country to the athletes. if i were in the nhl i would sacrifice an olympic medal for a stanley cup. i just can't hate bode miller because he hasn't won a medal, yet has been surreal on the world cup tour while just saying what he thinks.

[fire on my lips]

don't skiers mostly judge themselves now on world cup titles instead of olympic medals? the olympics have lost meaning in this country to the athletes. if i were in the nhl i would sacrifice an olympic medal for a stanley cup. i just can't hate bode miller because he hasn't won a medal, yet has been surreal on the world cup tour while just saying what he thinks.
Yes, but his analogy to Phil Mickelson yesterday was pretty stupid. He said that like Mickelson he goes all out and eventually he'll win a "major". Mickelson said when he won the Master's he had toned it down that week.

[bigmike]

Yes, but his analogy to Phil Mickelson yesterday was pretty stupid. He said that like Mickelson he goes all out and eventually he'll win a "major". Mickelson said when he won the Master's he had toned it down that week.
okay, granted that one was pretty retarded, haha

[itsjdiggity]

he just rolled his ankle playing basketball

[fire on my lips]

he just rolled his ankle playing basketball
Bode did?
Anybody know when is his last event?

[bigmike]

Before his first event i told everyone that i hope he loses all his events and that, if possible, another american wins. Lo and behold, it happened in one of them. I'm not so annoyed with the fact that America isn't doing great in the Olympics, because we're more geared towards summer than winter olympics, but in comparison to every other team we're being made fools of. We're childish, we always fall way under expectation (probably because our athletes love to talk themselves up), we're ungrateful (If i hear the phrase "He'll 'settle' for the silver" one more time...), and most of all, we're so damn arrogant. He said he lost his first even because he was hungover, and the way i see it, if you spend FOUR YEARS training for something that most athletes only get one or two shots in their lifetime to compete in, you should be able to stay sober for one night (oh god, heaven and hell forbid!) I hate this guy. He's a total douche and he deserves each and every loss handed to him. I bet Nike is kicking themselves in the ass for having a deal with this guy, i have yet to find more than a handful of people who can stand him.
yes, because bode miller trains for the olympics and ONLY for the olympics. he's a world cup skier. to him the olympics aren't that big a deal, as they've lost meaning to our entire country. he doesn't make his money from the olympics, he makes it from the endorsements he gets after he was unreal in world cup races. and "settling" for silver? how is that bad? settling, to me, implies that they're not satisfied. which would be the case if they really wanted gold. i don't fault bode for not being to geared up for the olympics when, to him, the world cup is more important. that's where he makes his money. that's where he get's his endorsements.
god forbid we stick a mic in someones face, ask him some questions, and have them answer candidly. at least you're the "good american" hoping that one of our own participants sucks in the olympics. you're nothing if not patriotic.

[Jess7286]

Actually, most skiiers and snowboarders only go to world cups in order to earn points to qualify for the Olympics. Most of their endorsements just come from other random competitions and such. Bode is a cockass though. He DNF twice and what...he's got a silver now? I stopped following him. He's a disappointment.

Even cocky Chad Hedrick has a gold.

[bigmike]

Actually, most skiiers and snowboarders only go to world cups in order to earn points to qualify for the Olympics. Most of their endorsements just come from other random competitions and such. Bode is a cockass though. He DNF twice and what...he's got a silver now? I stopped following him. He's a disappointment.

Even cocky Chad Hedrick has a gold.
so you're upset with the fact that he clipped a gate because he's trying to cut it as close as possible to get the fastest time?
and if he's getting endorsements from "random events" he's not getting them from what he does in the olympics? which was essentially what i was trying to say.

[aminorthreat55]

so you're upset with the fact that he clipped a gate because he's trying to cut it as close as possible to get the fastest time?
and if he's getting endorsements from "random events" he's not getting them from what he does in the olympics? which was essentially what i was trying to say.
If that's the case I'll be exiled from this forum after Friday night.

[Jess7286]

so you're upset with the fact that he clipped a gate because he's trying to cut it as close as possible to get the fastest time?
and if he's getting endorsements from "random events" he's not getting them from what he does in the olympics? which was essentially what i was trying to say.

Didn't say he wasn't getting endorsed from participating in the Olympics. EVERYONE was talking about him prior to his terrible finishes. He gets a 5th place in the downhill, a DQ, a DNF, and then a 6th in the Slalom. Obviously that World Cup title is overrated.

Essentially what I'm trying to say is that he's a cocky bastard for no apparent reason.

[CallMeChief]

yes, because bode miller trains for the olympics and ONLY for the olympics. he's a world cup skier. to him the olympics aren't that big a deal, as they've lost meaning to our entire country. he doesn't make his money from the olympics, he makes it from the endorsements he gets after he was unreal in world cup races. and "settling" for silver? how is that bad? settling, to me, implies that they're not satisfied. which would be the case if they really wanted gold. i don't fault bode for not being to geared up for the olympics when, to him, the world cup is more important. that's where he makes his money. that's where he get's his endorsements.
god forbid we stick a mic in someones face, ask him some questions, and have them answer candidly. at least you're the "good american" hoping that one of our own participants sucks in the olympics. you're nothing if not patriotic.

Olympics are not a big deal to him? Then he shouldnt be there. Then, in that case, how about America pulls out all together and doesn't compete in the olympics anymore. And idk where you live, but i certainly wouldn't say they've lost their meaning to the entire country. All i heard about for the last 4 years is NYC looking for an olympic bid. The olympics are a HUGE deal. Maybe not to people who'd rather watch an NFL preseason game to see if Ricky Williams shows up, but all i've heard about is the olympics for the past week.

You're talking like these people don't have jobs. So what if he makes his money in the world cup, then fucking stay in the world cup, don't tag along with the U.S. to the olympics. For someone who's so willing to say whatever the hell he wants to the media, he shouldnt have any problem DECLINING an invite.

As for "settling for silver" all im saying is another country stands up on the bronze pedestal and has tears in their eyes. All the media talks about is not "wow, he or she got the silver medal! they're the second best in the world!" but instead "wow, wtf? silver? if not the best, what are you? nothing that's what! hahahaha"

And you're right, i am pretty damn patriotic. Personally, i'd rather see all our participants lose and be able to say "it was an honor to compete in this international competition, not many people get here and even if i'm walking away empty handed my country picked me to represent us in front of the entire world." If he won, he wouldnt be grateful, he'd be the douchebag he'd been throughout the competition. I'm embarassed to say he's from America.