Lindsey Vonn Quotes
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I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn't very good at it.
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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 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.
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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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When I train against men, I always find that I push myself harder to my absolute maximum.
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When you fall, get right back up. Just keep going, keep pushing it.
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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.
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I wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.
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It's difficult to be at events with a room full of women who weigh half as much as you do.
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Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.
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I always channeled what I felt emotionally into skiing - my insecurities, my anger, my disappointment. Skiing was always my outlet, and it worked.
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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.
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Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.
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I've never once heard my mom complain about her stroke.
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I can be normal by myself; no one notices me.
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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.
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Athletics at the highest level is a sport within a sport.
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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.
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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.
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Ninety percent of the day is working out. Sometimes I get my nails done and go to the grocery store.
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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.
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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!
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My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.