olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has learned a thing or two about discipline and commitment during his long and successful career as a professional. alpine skier
Now, he is using some of what he learned to teach his children.
Bode Miller competes in the men’s downhill downhill at Whistler Creekside during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 15, 2010 in Whistler, Canada. (Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Miller, 45, posted a video on his Instagram account last week of his son running up a hill while following him in a car.
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«After giving up his football team during his first game of the year, I let him run the hill,” Miller wrote in the post’s caption. «Enforcing consequences is not my favorite part of parenting, but learning from them is important.»
«It was about much more than a football game. It’s about teaching our children to never give up,» he continued.
Bode Miller in action during the men’s combined slalom event at the Ski World Championships on February 5, 2001 in St. Anton, Austria. (Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)
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While some applauded the message behind the post, others perceived it as harsh. However, Miller noted in the post that the idea of running up the hill was actually his son’s idea.
«For those who are concerned, the hill run was his idea. He said he didn’t run during the game. This kid is next level.»
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Bode Miller and Morgan Beck Miller attend the women’s semifinals on Day 11 of the 2022 US Open, fourth Grand Slam of the season, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2022 in Queens, New York. (Images by Jean Catuffe/GC)
Miller has six children with his wife Morgan Miller, a professional volleyball player, and two other children from previous relationships. In 2019, the couple tragically lost their 19-month-old daughter in a drowning accident.
Miller has won six Olympic medals and 33 world championship gold medals.