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We'll only see Bode again if we let him be himself

By Carrie Sheinberg
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, February 25, 2006

SESTRIERE, Italy -- In the Steven Spielberg classic "ET," the alien hero, who is just trying to get home, is discovered by the authorities. He is pale and half-dead. The only sign of life is his glowing red heart. The authorities take him in for examination; they want to know how he works and what makes him tick. But the tests and scrutiny nearly kill him. Bode Miller is nearly in the same condition at the end of a heavily analyzed, two-week, 0-5 Olympic bender. The more we try to pick him ap ...

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