Base layers and ****.MMcG said:
Bode Miller - what a joke!
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The only thing that ticked me off about his DH run is it looked like he didn't get into his tuck fast enough toward the end of the run.amydalayna said:
I still give the guy massive props for getting 5th amongst the best of the best...
although I think sometimes his ramblings can be misconstrued and taken out of context it makes him look kinda like an @$$!
That reminds me of Bode Miller's latest quote.SkaredShtles said:
He was talking about the misconceptions the media have on skier's personalities and he said that
H. Maier is about as interesting as that plant over there.
Do yourself a favor and look at the timing margins between 1st and 20th place.MMcG said:
A spectator farting on the sidelines can make a difference between 1st and 10th. This guy has world cup titles which were won against the exact same people he's racing against in the olympics. 5mm of ski length define placing as much as what you deem as "worthwhile" performance.
You wanna gripe about an american? Gripe about Darren Rahlves. He's also got a few world cup wins under his belt and finished far behind miller in DH.
You're letting yourself get wrapped up in tabloid crap. He could have easily won any event with the exact same performace.
Here's something you should've learned when you were 8 - don't listen/believe the hype.MMcG said:
Ever hear of the World Cup? He's actually a great all-around skier. Did you know that they ski competitively every year - not just in the Olympics?
I think just outerwear. I wouldn't buy their crap for skiing.
Hermann probably doesn't speak English very well.Jeremy R said:
I'd bet he gets interesting after throwing back a bottle of schnapps.
MMcG, by yr way of thinking, Steve Peat is a booze-bag failure. 
If Bode were drunk on the course, I bet I could beat him! :redX:
Doubtful. He's from new hampshire. He's really good at drinking and skiing I bet.MtnBikerChk said:
amydalayna said:
Yeah I dont remember the quote exactly but he was very humble and said something to the effect that he raced good enough for Second place but a mistake led to 5th. Personally i dig that he partys hard and competes even harder. Its not the best example for our young people but Charles Barkley said it best "I am not a role model!"
Why does every one hate Bode so much, its not his fault there is so mush hype on him. He is a crazy and fast skier. Oh and 5th or whatever it was isn't so bad if you ask me. I think people should cut Bode some slack ecpecally when he could kick all of our asses on one ski.
i wouldn't be up for that challenge. not if i was at the top of my game and he was required to booze it up all the way down.MtnBikerChk said:
She was the sentimental favorite NOT the practical choice. She could have been missing her leg and they still would have chosen her. The dude even admitted as much in his interview.Jeremy R said:
Bode is an enigma to me, Im not sure what to make of him.
Now Apollo, hes a loser.
SkaredShtles said:Man, you are *soooooo* easy........
thats what all the ladies say :evil:
What are the Olympics?loco said:
You think loco's a chick??!?douglas said:
The thing is the media is who hyped him up. Just like it's the media putting him down. If you look on yahoo now there is a "Bodies latest blunder" on there.
Bodie has been like this both his skiing and and talking hi whole career. With his skiing either he's on the podium, or he just blows up.
He didn't ski that bad, 5th in the olympic DH is not bad.
On another note, I think alot of his results for the US in the DH came down to a bad choice in Wax, Daron Rahlves had a good run line wise, but his ski just didn't run.
Bodie has been like this both his skiing and and talking hi whole career. With his skiing either he's on the podium, or he just blows up.
He didn't ski that bad, 5th in the olympic DH is not bad.
On another note, I think alot of his results for the US in the DH came down to a bad choice in Wax, Daron Rahlves had a good run line wise, but his ski just didn't run.
there was a good quote today about Bode's DQ.
"I didn't know until I was in the spinning room," Miller said. "I saw that I wasn't on the board anymore, and I was like, 'I think I just got DQ'd.' So I called and they said, 'Yeah.'"
"I didn't know until I was in the spinning room," Miller said. "I saw that I wasn't on the board anymore, and I was like, 'I think I just got DQ'd.' So I called and they said, 'Yeah.'"
yeah also the fact that Bode destroyed the first run of the slalom in the combined. won that by a solid margine, and going for it on the second run he straddled the gate....yeah he sucks big time
narlus said:MMcG, by yr way of thinking, Steve Peat is a booze-bag failure.
I don't see Peaty on any Nike Commercials or anything like that.
Who knew I'd stir up so many different viewpoints with this thread though. I'm glad I started it!
ahhhh...so he's smart too!amydalayna said:
Zutroy said:
you see that he swapped skis 5 second before he went into the gate?
yeah but he did that to a pair of skiis he knew, not like bode riding a set he had barely any time ondouglas said:
I'm talking about what have you done for me lately Bode finishes and that amounts to a 5th and a disqualification.amydalayna said:
General Joe public doesn't care about his world cup titles. He was on the main stage at the Olympics and he flopped. That's all I'm saying.
If you are going to talk the talk like he does you gotta be able to back it up with the performances to match.
but a lot of the talk as well is coming from our phenomenal media. 3/4s of the hype is from our media, not from himMMcG said:
Zman said:
Hasn't most of the recent press revolved around interviews of said Mr. Miller though? I think he brought it on just as much as the media did.
The media can easily manipulate anything, and just by taking some words out of context make him look any way they want...Zman said:
in a lot of recent situations they have overemphasized some of his statements to make him look cockier than he is!!!
So my buddy was talking all this smack about the XC bike race we were doing. He ended up getting his ass kicked, so after I said "Man, did you ever Bode that race"
hahaha
hahaha
this season he's had numerous top 3 finishes in the world cup. that's what he's done for you lately.MMcG said:
i hate the media when they overly hype really good athletes in sports where most of the time the top performers are always under the radar. the whole "flying tomato" thing with shaun white was obviously him making a joke and then they actually assumed that its his nickname. the media sucks because they over hype athletes all the time whether they are deserving or not and they dont know what they are talking about 99% of the time.
Yeah the media always needs an angle and the public is too willing to lap it up.gnurider1080 said:
Anyone that actually saw the downhill race (let alone others) knows that racing at that level requires super-human confidence. Call that cocky if you want, but I have little doubt that just about every competitor on the mountain was talking similar trash.
i haven't seen the Bode Nike ad, so i can't comment. however, if Nike waved $$$ in front of Steve, he'd be in front of the camera before you could open a Stella.MMcG said:
flying tomato=gold medal. I think that's the point.gnurider1080 said:
anyhoo HE almost biffed it too.
Just some FYI for ya
The defending DH gold medaliest finished behind Bode
and Oh yeah...we just won the gold in the combined anyways...Thanks to Ted Ligety
and the guy that was behind Bode when he stradled the gate, just wnet off course.
The defending DH gold medaliest finished behind Bode
and Oh yeah...we just won the gold in the combined anyways...Thanks to Ted Ligety
and the guy that was behind Bode when he stradled the gate, just wnet off course.
Awesome for the US and Ted Ligety. I wonder what kinda guy Ted is?
Ad? There have been more than one - it is like a series of ads with him featured.narlus said:
Is DH mountain biking an olympic sport? I know XC is and whatnot, but is DH as well?
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So did this Bode Miller guy not do well at the olympics???
still has 3 more events or so to goloco said:
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So why is everyone baggin' on him so bad??? The Olympics aren't over.Zman said:
The critical insight that you are bringing to this thread has made me ponder the very significance of my purpose here on this earth.loco said:
Thank you Loco, thank you for helping me.........understand.