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The history of skiing is important to me.

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Lindsey Vonn
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 18
Alpine Skier
Racer
Television Presenter
St Paul
Minnesota
Lindsey Caroline Vonn
Lindsey Kildow
Lindsey Caroline Kildow
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Skiing
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My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.
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Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.
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I don't give up easily. I have plans to be around for a while.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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 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.
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My mom is really tough.
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I find folding laundry very relaxing.
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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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I want to ski as long as I can.
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I feel like winning a world championship was a hurdle I had to get over.
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I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.
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You can get a big gust of wind, and your Olympics are over.
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Divorce doesn't fit my cookie-cutter image.
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I get up early, but it doesn't mean I like getting up early.
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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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Especially when I'm in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.
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