Lindsey Vonn Quotes

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.

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

It's hard to give tips to skiers if I don't know how they ski, but 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.

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.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that.

Everything else is icing on the cake.

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

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.

Be proud of yourself when you do keep going!

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

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

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.

Setbacks help you to concentrate.

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.

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

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 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.

Ski racing is not about how much you weigh.

If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.

For someone to say I am overweight is completely ridiculous.

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!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

When you fall, get right back up.

I really like figure skating.

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.

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

Setbacks motivate me.

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

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

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

I find folding laundry very relaxing.

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

The history of skiing is important to 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.

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.

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

My mom is positive and optimistic.

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.

Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.

I've always loved working, doing interviews with the guys on the 'Today' show; everyone's really easygoing, and I always feel comfortable on the show.

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.