Quotes by Lindsey Vonn

About Lindsey Vonn:

Lindsey Caroline Vonn is an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. She has won four World Cup championships—one of two female skiers to do so, along with Annemarie Moser-Pröll—with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010, plus another in 2012. Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first ever in the event for an American woman. She has also won seven World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline (2008–2013, 2015), five titles in super-G (2009–2012, 2015), and three consecutive titles in the combined (2010–2012).
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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.

Lindsey Vonn

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

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

The history of skiing is important to me.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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

Lindsey Vonn

I have three cows, and I'm looking forward to more in the future, so I'll have a little herd.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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.

Lindsey Vonn

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

Lindsey Vonn

Author Bio

  • NameLindsey Vonn
  • DescriptionUS alpine skier
  • AliasesLindsey Caroline Vonn; Lindsey Kildow; Lindsey Caroline Kildow
  • BornOctober 18, 1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAlpine Skier
  • AwardsSkieur D'or