Top 100 Lindsey Vonn Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “I’ve never once heard my mom complain about her stroke.”

— Lindsey Vonn

52. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

53. “I don’t want to leave skiing early. I want to feel like I’ve done everything I can do.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

55. “I can’t picture myself being the people I always looked up to.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

57. “My mom is positive and optimistic.”

— Lindsey Vonn

58. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

59. “I don’t know where I’m supposed to meet a boyfriend. It’s weird.”

— Lindsey Vonn

60. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

62. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

64. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

66. “I really like figure skating.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

68. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

69. “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

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

— Lindsey Vonn

71. “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

72. “Setbacks help you to concentrate.”

— Lindsey Vonn

73. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

75. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

77. “I get up early, but it doesn’t mean I like getting up early.”

— Lindsey Vonn

78. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

79. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

81. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

82. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

83. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

85. “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

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

— Lindsey Vonn

87. “Everyone knows marriage is tough.”

— Lindsey Vonn

88. “I did gymnastics when I was a kid. I wasn’t very good at it.”

— Lindsey Vonn

89. “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

90. “Just in general, staying healthy and active is important.”

— Lindsey Vonn

91. “Divorce doesn’t fit my cookie-cutter image.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

93. “Especially when I’m in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.”

— Lindsey Vonn

94. “The history of skiing is important to me.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

97. “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.”

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

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

— Lindsey Vonn

100. “I’m not trying to get five medals. I’m not trying to be Michael Phelps.”

— Lindsey Vonn