The Olympics started last week and with the Olympics came an opportunity for Bode Miller to rebuild after the disappointment in Torino in 2006. In Torino, Bode had a problem with finishing his race let alone competing in them. Even the top class world athletes need their full rest to compete in top form.
We've all gone through it. At 28, we could head to the office without much sleep and perform just fine. A few years later, without the prescribed eight hours of sleep, it became more difficult to stay awake in meetings.
Bode Miller's no different. Except his office is the ski hill in Whistler, British Columbia, and he's a five-time Olympic medalist who earned his first gold, in the super combined, on Sunday.
But he still needs his sleep. Which is a strong contrast to the "party hard" persona he displayed four years ago, when he was 28, in Torino. Miller was seen hitting more nightspots in those Italian games than finish lines, as he failed to complete three of his five events.