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Lindsey Vonn [1984-0] American

Rank: 101
Athlete, Alpine ski racer

Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She has won four World Cup overall championships—one of only two female skiers to do so, along with Annemarie Moser-Pröll—with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010, plus another in 2012.

Chance, Sports, Amazing, Anger, Diet, Dreams, Family, Life, Morning, Patience, Positive

Quote	Tags	Rank
If you go around being afraid, you're never going to enjoy life. You have only one chance, so you've got to have fun.	Chance, Life	101
I hate being helpless, and I hate having to ask people to do things for me.		102
Skiing takes so much out of me, and when I start a family, I want to do it 100%.	Family	103
When you fall, get right back up.		104
It's amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.	Amazing, Positive	105
I want to keep pushing the limits to see what's possible. That's the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster.		106
I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.		107
When my parents were getting divorced, I just said to myself, 'Go to sleep, and tomorrow you can go skiing.' I cried myself to sleep, and in the morning I was up on the mountain, and I was good.	Morning	108
Setbacks motivate me.		109
I don't know if I'll ever get used to the idea that strangers know who I am. I don't know if I want to.		110
It's hard to give tips to skiers if I don't know how they ski, but I think the most important thing in skiing is you have to be having fun. If you're having fun, then everything else will come easy to you.		111
There is a dessert dish in Austria called Kaiserschmarrn - it's kind of like a sweet raisin pancake with eggs and sugar. It's definitely not something I can eat often, but if I've done well at a race, sometimes that's my celebration treat!		112
Ninety percent of the day is working out. Sometimes I get my nails done and go to the grocery store.		113
Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.	Dreams	114
In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.		115
I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.		116
I find folding laundry very relaxing.		117
My mother-in-law's from Norway, and she's always liked old-school remedies.		118
It's sexy and beautiful to be strong.		119
I always channeled what I felt emotionally into skiing - my insecurities, my anger, my disappointment. Skiing was always my outlet, and it worked.	Anger	120
I'm never tired of winning, and I'm never tired of skiing.		121
Vail Resorts School of Shred program is a great way to help encourage kids to stay active by getting them outside and on the mountain.		122
You are only limited to what you push yourself to, you know? You can always get better.		123
Athletics at the highest level is a sport within a sport.	Sports	124
It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.	Sports	125
I want to show America who I am and inspire young kids.		126
Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.		201
Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.		202
I ski very aggressively, and the angles that I create with my body are similar to some of the male racers.		203
I use men's skis because, honestly, they work better for me. They're longer, they're stiffer, they're harder to turn - but at the same time, they're much more stable.		204
I snack on fruit and nuts. In the middle of my long workouts, I'll have a protein shake.		205
Golf is all about patience - one tournament is four days long, 18 holes a day.	Patience	206
I feel like, with ski racing, you need to have a short memory. You crash all the time, and sometimes it's a really bad one, but sometimes it's not so bad.		207
I love skiing fast. You're going 80 to 85 m.p.h. down an icy slope, and I love it.		208
A part of me is missing when I can't ski, but I've learned there's more to define me and make me happy, like stand-up paddling and Jet Skiing - things I'd never done before. Or being with people I love and just enjoying life.		209
When you're young, you develop ways to win, and you think they will always work, but then you get to the top, competing against the other top athletes, and sometimes things don't work.		210
I have a race routine. I have a team of people helping me. I have winning habits. I believe in myself. I have balance in my life.		211
Everyone saw me on TV or read articles, and it was all about my great marriage, the white picket fence, all this success and my perfect life. But behind the scenes, it was a struggle.		212
When I get on the World Cup tour, I'm kind of disconnected from the world. I just kind of get wrapped up in my world and wrapped up in trying to ski fast every day, and I forget about everything else.		213
Medals are decided by hundredths of a second, so I need assurance that my vision is perfect every time I compete, no matter what the conditions.		214
For sure, 2010 was the best year I've ever had. It couldn't have gone any better for me. Even if I just won the Olympic gold medal, that would have made it the best year of my career and the best day of my life, period. Winning the World Cup races and the overall title just topped it off.		215
Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.		216
The thing is I have no ACL. So unless I get surgery, there's nothing really magical that I can do that's going to make it better. I just can get my leg stronger, my muscle stronger and try and support it a little more. But that has a small impact. My knee is loose, and it's not stable, and that's the way it's going to be from here on out.		217
My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.		218
Records are the only thing that remain of an athlete, the only thing that people will remember. If I want to ensure that people don't forget me, I can only stop once I've set the bar as high as possible for anyone coming after me.		219
I'm not trying to race the whole men's tour; I just want to race one time. If you know me, which most people on the World Cup do, they know that this is a legitimate goal of mine and not a publicity stunt.		220
Especially when I'm in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.		221
I enjoy just showing people other sides of me, especially everyone always sees me in my helmet and ski suit. It's nice to just show everyone me, just me in my everyday clothes or just me in high heels or just me not in my ski gear, basically.		222
I love the cowbell. I think it's awesome. My family got the cowbell app on their iPhones. It's a classic part of ski racing.		223
I get up early, but it doesn't mean I like getting up early.		224
I went from being married to living on my own in L.A., to having a new boyfriend and just being totally self-sufficient and super independent. It's awesome. I love it!		225
You have to be a little crazy to be a downhill skier.		226
There are times when one certain snow condition is great for one particular brand of skis.		301
I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.		302
I can be normal by myself; no one notices me.		303
I won't lie - I picked up the occasional gossip magazine in the past because I thought that maybe 5 to 10 percent of it was true. Now I think it's zero percent.		304
Being on one crutch to no crutches is a huge difference.		305
I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.		306
Facebook and Twitter have changed how people follow ski racing. In past Olympics, you couldn't stay in touch with the fan base that followed you during the Olympics. They thought they had to wait four years to reconnect.		307
The history of skiing is important to me.		308
I've always heard that heli-skiing in Alaska is amazing. I would love to be able to do that at some point in my life.		309
Vail's a very important place for me. Everyone kind of took me in and accepted me in that town, and they still have to this day. I wouldn't be a downhill skier if I hadn't been there.		310
When I first moved to Vail, it was like I was a little celebrity. You know, everyone knew my accomplishments. I was a young, fast teenager and making waves in the ski world. And it was really cool.		311
I have a little Nintendo DS, and I play these brain games that are supposed to stimulate your mind.		312
I have three cows, and I'm looking forward to more in the future, so I'll have a little herd.		313
I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.		314
It seems kind of silly, but it's really nice to chill in the kitchen with a friend and bake. It relaxes me, and mixing is probably my favorite part.		315
I try to eat on the healthier side, but baked goods are hard to resist. I just love sweet things.		316
Everything about my life seemed so perfect to people. But I struggle like everyone else.		317
I wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.		318
I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.		319
I wouldn't change being married. It was good for me, and I was happy for a period of time, and I learned a lot about myself.		320
Divorce doesn't fit my cookie-cutter image.		321
I don't really believe that you need to be married to someone to be their life partner.		322
Everyone knows marriage is tough.		323
Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.		324
If you work so hard to reach your goal but you lose your pole in the very last run, that's hard to take.		325
An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport.		326
The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.		401
You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.		402
For someone to say I am overweight is completely ridiculous.		403
I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.		404
I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.		405
I really like figure skating.		406
My mom is positive and optimistic.		407
I've been to a lot of photo shoots, and I see these girls that are just really thin. They're not healthy. They don't work out.		408
In the winter, I'm always in Europe. July and September are New Zealand and Chile camps. I'm always on the road.		409
People get nervous driving around corners, thinking they're going to tip over. But you can go soooo much faster through the curves than you realize.		410
I've always loved working, doing interviews with the guys on the 'Today' show; everyone's really easygoing, and I always feel comfortable on the show.		411
I've never once heard my mom complain about her stroke.		412
The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.		413
I'm not an idiot; I try not to look, but I see what people say about me on Facebook. I see other things written. But I don't care.		414
It's difficult to be at events with a room full of women who weigh half as much as you do.		415
Just in general, staying healthy and active is important.		416
I don't know where I'm supposed to meet a boyfriend. It's weird.		417
I'm not a crier.		418
I'd like to keep my personal life private. In reality, I know that's not possible. In the present, I'm trying to pretend it's possible.		419
My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.		420
Mascara is my go-to product before stepping out of the house.		421
Olay BB Cream is a lifesaver, and I wear it every day while I train and compete. Twenty-four-hour hydration and sheer color helps me look flawless even when faced with that unforgiving Jumbotron!		422
My mom is really tough.		423
Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again.		424
Nothing really compares to the original 'Law & Order.'		425
I can't picture myself being the people I always looked up to.		426
I always ate healthy, but it wasn't scientific. Now it's a high-protein diet and no carbohydrates. I have more consistent energy, and I don't get tired after a meal. It does take a very detailed meal plan.	Diet	501
I remember when I met Picabo Street, you know, how in awe I was of her and how much she inspired me, and I really hope to be that for young kids.		502
I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off.	Chance	503
My favorite ski run in the U.S. is International on the front face of Vail Mountain.		504
Even growing up, I was always the helper-outer, the sous-chef to my parents.		505

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