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Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun
Bode Miller
?I don?t master the mountain, I master speed.? Coming from Bode Miller, this isn?t boasting, it?s just the way he lives: fast, honest, and wide open. In this candid book, the two-time Olympic medalist and champion skier shares his story, the secret of his
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October 2005
Featuring: Bode Miller
240 pages ISBN: 1400062357 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
“I don’t master the mountain, I master speed.” Coming from
Bode Miller, this isn’t boasting, it’s just the way he
lives: fast, honest, and wide open. In this candid book,
the two-time Olympic medalist and champion skier shares his
story, the secret of his success, and his philosophy of
life. Born and raised “off the grid”–without electricity or
indoor plumbing–in the cabin built by his father in the
woods near Franconia, New Hampshire (pop. 850), Bode is
unconventional to the core. The strong values of his simple
upbringing, where he and his family had to “invent, grow,
or carry in” all the essentials have made Bode unique among
today’s top sports stars.
Bode’s approach to life is straightforward: “Get a plan,
stick to it, and trust your instincts . . . and almost
anything is possible.” And practically since birth, the iconoclastic Bode has been
achieving the impossible and laying down tracks for others
to follow. He revolutionized his sport by adopting new and
crossover technologies, such as “shape” skis. He drives his
tradition-bound European rivals to distraction, skiing and
winning by instinct. His outsider status, killer smile, and
outspoken yet laid-back persona have earned him a
reputation as the Michael Jordan of skiing. Men’s Journal
named Bode the second greatest athlete in the world. And in
the 2005 season, Bode may have moved up a notch by becoming
the first American to win the Overall World Cup Alpine
championship in twenty-two years.
In short, he is the kind of person everybody wants to know
and hang out with. In a book loaded with insight, good
humor, and eye-opening stories about the world of
competitive skiing, Bode, as always, holds nothing back.
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