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February 28, 2006
Bode Miller Getting a Bad Rap?
Brian Montopoli writes in the CBSNews.com blog that Bode Miller is getting a bad rap from the media. Montopoli feels that Miller is paying the price for being real to the media and letting his true personality show. Personally I think Miller is getting slammed by the media because he stunk in the Olympics and he boasts about all the partying he does. Of course it's possible to party and have a good time yet still be serious about one's goals. But when Miller failed to be much of a factor in any of the events he was in and appears to spend all his free time in Torino partying, people are going to wonder if maybe he didn't party as much he might have skiied better. Some were probably wondering whether he was skiing drunk after some of his hapless performances as he admitted he's done in the past in an interview on 60 Minutes. Miller really stands in stark contrast to Apolo Anton Ohno who has said that he had virtually no social life for the past year in preparation for the Olympics. He actually medaled and even if he didn't I think the media would have been much kinder to Ohno because his approach was completely different. It's all about attitude and Miller doesn't seem to have a great one.
Even the chair of the U.S. Olympics committe wasn't thrilled with Miller. Jim Scherr said,
"If they're not taking the Games seriously, that's where we draw the line. In Bode's case, we thought he could get focused."
If Scherr is commenting on Miller's attitude and behavior then I'd say it's not just a media creation as to why he's being criticized so harshly.
Posted by silverdsl at February 28, 2006 09:22 PM