Quotes from Lindsey Vonn

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.

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 don't know where I'm supposed to meet a boyfriend. It's weird.

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 wish it didn't take soooooo much to get physically to where I need to be.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

The thing is I have no ACL. So unless I get surgery, there's nothing really magical that I can do that's going to make it better. I just can get my leg stronger, my muscle stronger and try and support it a little more. But that has a small impact. My knee is loose, and it's not stable, and that's the way it's going to be from here on out.

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

My mom is positive and optimistic.

Life changes very quickly in a very positive way if you let it.

It's amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it.

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.

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

The history of skiing is important to me.

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.

Nothing really compares to the original 'Law & Order.'

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

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.

When you fall, get right back up.

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

Athletics at the highest level is a sport within a sport.

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.

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.

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.