Lindsey Vonn Quotes

I always channeled what I felt emotionally into skiing - my insecurities, my anger, my disappointment. Skiing was always my outlet, and it worked.

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!

My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.

Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

Athletics at the highest level is a sport within a sport.

You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share the same experience with the Summer Olympians.

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.

Roger Federer and my boyfriend, Tiger Woods, inspire me. It's incredible what they've done in their respective sports, especially Roger. He is the nicest and humblest guy. You would never know that he's the best tennis player of all time. And Tiger is so mentally tough. He can block everything completely out and stay in the moment.

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.

I've never once heard my mom complain about her stroke.

I snack on fruit and nuts. In the middle of my long workouts, I'll have a protein shake.

Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.

You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

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.

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.

Setbacks help you to concentrate.

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.

Anytime you’re on the podium, it’s good.

Just in general, staying healthy and active is important.

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.

Unfortunately, we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart. I will always admire and respect Tiger. He and his beautiful family will always hold a special place in my heart.

Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.

I enjoyed trying everything. I'd never get a chance to try fencing or archery if it wasn't for this. It was really fun experience.

The history of skiing is important to me.

Divorce doesn't fit my cookie-cutter image.

I want to ski as long as I can.

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.

My mom is really tough.

I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.

I hate being helpless, and I hate having to ask people to do things for me.

You are only limited to what you push yourself to, you know? You can always get better.

I have a little Nintendo DS, and I play these brain games that are supposed to stimulate your mind.

Especially when I'm in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.

I try to eat on the healthier side, but baked goods are hard to resist. I just love sweet things.

I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.

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.

Everyone knows marriage is tough.

I can't picture myself being the people I always looked up to.

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.

I don't really believe that you need to be married to someone to be their life partner.

Everything about my life seemed so perfect to people. But I struggle like everyone else.

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.

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.

I'm never tired of winning, and I'm never tired of skiing.

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.