Lindsey vonn quotes

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 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.

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

Setbacks motivate me.

I want to show America who I am and inspire young kids.

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.

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

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

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.

Everyone knows marriage is tough.

If you work hard, it will pay off in the end.

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.

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.

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.

The history of skiing is important to me.

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

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.

It's difficult to be at events with a room full of women who weigh half as much as you do.

My mom is really tough.

Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.

My favorite ski run in the U.S. is International on the front face of Vail Mountain.

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.

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

Trying to coordinate everything, it can be really hard to balance.

I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.

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

I get up early, but it doesn't mean I like getting up early.

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.

Just in general, staying healthy and active is important.

I never felt sidelined, I was supported by my friends, my family and my team. I always knew I could do it. I had confidence in myself.

Today it was win or lose. But my victory yesterday and the downhill globe boosted my confidence. My record in Cortina was also a liberation.

Divorce doesn't fit my cookie-cutter image.

My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.

Setbacks help you to concentrate.

I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.

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.

It's sexy and beautiful to be strong.

My mom is positive and optimistic.

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.

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.

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

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.

For someone to say I am overweight is completely ridiculous.

I don't know where I'm supposed to meet a boyfriend. It's weird.

I ski very aggressively, and the angles that I create with my body are similar to some of the male racers.

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.

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

When you fall, get right back up. Just keep going, keep pushing it.

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.

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.

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

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.

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

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

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

When I train against men, I always find that I push myself harder to my absolute maximum.

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.

I want to ski as long as I can.

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

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.

If you work so hard to reach your goal but you lose your pole in the very last run, that's hard to take.

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!

Being on one crutch to no crutches is a huge difference.

In the winter, I'm always in Europe. July and September are New Zealand and Chile camps. I'm always on the road.

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.

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.

You have to be a little crazy to be a downhill skier.

I take risks - that's my life on the slopes and off.

I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.

I love skiing fast. You're going 80 to 85 m.p.h. down an icy slope, and I love it.

Golf is all about patience - one tournament is four days long, 18 holes a day.

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.

Even growing up, I was always the helper-outer, the sous-chef to my parents.

Be proud of yourself when you do keep going!

I can be normal by myself; no one notices me.

In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.

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

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.

Life changes very quickly in a very positive way if you let it.

There are times when one certain snow condition is great for one particular brand of skis.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport.

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!

Ninety percent of the day is working out. Sometimes I get my nails done and go to the grocery store.

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

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.

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.

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

Mascara is my go-to product before stepping out of the house.

When you fall down, just get up again.

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

I wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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

I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

I find folding laundry very relaxing.

I really like figure skating.

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.

Skiing takes so much out of me, and when I start a family, I want to do it 100%.

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