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Mr Miller
Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday?
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downhill wrote:
Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? Janet |
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Janet wrote:
downhill wrote: Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? Janet I think so.... What paper? Is there a url for the article? michael |
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Janet wrote:
downhill wrote: Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? Janet Found the link http://news.bostonherald.com/localRe...ticleid=120252 |
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"Janet" wrote in message
... downhill wrote: Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? Janet The snips I've read have him talking about how he's done it, not how he "thinks it's cool". My bet is that Bode drunk is in more control than 100% of the borders and 80% of the skiers out there. |
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pigo wrote:
"Janet" wrote in message ... downhill wrote: Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? Janet The snips I've read have him talking about how he's done it, not how he "thinks it's cool". My bet is that Bode drunk is in more control than 100% of the borders and 80% of the skiers out there. But when you are the focus of the media glare and try to exploit it for your gain there are things as a role model for youths you do not want to come out. May be if you write a tell all book 30 years after the fact but it can be a sponsor & future project killer if you do it during your prime. I am reading the Bill Johnson book and wondering if Bode used him as a role model? |
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Janet wrote:
downhill wrote: Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? That's a pretty radical misrepresentation. |
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downhill wrote:
Mary Malmros wrote: Janet wrote: downhill wrote: Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? That's a pretty radical misrepresentation. listening to WCBS in NYC traffic they basically summed up the Sunday night story as he hoped he would not get disqualified in post race tech for being drunk. Hmm, that's about the third different spin I've heard on it. And kind of surprising, too. I mean, c'mon -- the World Cup mostly takes place in Europe, where as near as I can tell the drinking "age" is "tall enough to see over the bar," and where Bode got (besides his prize money) his weight in local wine when he won some race last year. I have a hard time believing the FIS is having people blow into balloons post-race, except if they're looking to decorate the party venue. I mean, it's _post_ race, and that is...uh...Miller time. But the story in Boston Globe was he was shocked that it was being presented that way. He has failed to realize how the media will distort from his meaning every statement he makes. You repeat the shock statements and forget to air the clarifying statements. To be fair, this didn't happen for the past three years, because between Olympic years, ski racing is invisible in the USA. Now the stiffs at the major media sports desks are all waking up and saying, "Uhhh, okay, anyone wearing the red white and blue gonna win anything in this one? Okay let's go dig up something interesting about 'em." So I guess it is quite sudden for him. |
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Mary Malmros wrote:
Is he going to talk about the article I read in the paper today where he thinks it's really cool to ski (and race) drunk? That's a pretty radical misrepresentation. listening to WCBS in NYC traffic they basically summed up the Sunday night story as he hoped he would not get disqualified in post race tech for being drunk. Did you hear Bode is going to be on 60 minutes this Sunday? Hmm, that's about the third different spin I've heard on it. And kind of surprising, too. I mean, c'mon -- the World Cup mostly takes place in Europe, where as near as I can tell the drinking "age" is "tall enough to see over the bar," and where Bode got (besides his prize money) his weight in local wine when he won some race last year. I have a hard time believing the FIS is having people blow into balloons post-race, except if they're looking to decorate the party venue. I mean, it's _post_ race, and that is...uh...Miller time. But the story in Boston Globe was he was shocked that it was being presented that way. He has failed to realize how the media will distort from his meaning every statement he makes. You repeat the shock statements and forget to air the clarifying statements. To be fair, this didn't happen for the past three years, because between Olympic years, ski racing is invisible in the USA. Now the stiffs at the major media sports desks are all waking up and saying, "Uhhh, okay, anyone wearing the red white and blue gonna win anything in this one? Okay let's go dig up something interesting about 'em." So I guess it is quite sudden for him. But many of the comments in SR waxroom and other publications mention Mr Miller's partying most of the other athletes do not do it publicly. But when he made the drug comment earlier in the season he put on the bulls eye and walked out in front of a few FIS target shooters, anything to discredit the americans! I am planning to watch the interview, more comments to follow. |
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"downhill" wrote in message
... But when you are the focus of the media glare and try to exploit it for your gain there are things as a role model for youths you do not want to come out. May be if you write a tell all book 30 years after the fact but it can be a sponsor & future project killer if you do it during your prime. I'm not disputing that. I'm just correcting what the agenda driven said. As far as role models are concerned, if the parents can't teach kids the difference, **** 'em. I think that just because he skis well he shouldn't be able to live his own life to make up for some retards poor parenting skills. But he also should be aware of marketing pressures that make negatively effect him (right or wrong). I am reading the Bill Johnson book and wondering if Bode used him as a role model? Bill is a cool guy. But I haven't seen him since the brain injury. |
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