Lindsey Vonn Quotes
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Life changes very quickly in a very positive way if you let it.
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My mom is positive and optimistic.
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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.
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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.
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I don't want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I've done everything I can do.
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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.
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I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.
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Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.
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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.
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I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.
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I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.
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I ski very aggressively, and the angles that I create with my body are similar to some of the male racers.
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I want to show America who I am and inspire young kids.
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I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.
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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.
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Skiing takes so much out of me, and when I start a family, I want to do it 100%.
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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.
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The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.
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I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.
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I want to ski as long as I can.
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When I train against men, I always find that I push myself harder to my absolute maximum.
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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.
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I can be normal by myself; no one notices me.
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Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.