Quotes from Lindsey Vonn

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

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

I'm never tired of winning, and I'm never tired of skiing.

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.

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

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

Everything about my life seemed so perfect to people. But I struggle like everyone else.

I don't really believe that you need to be married to someone to be their life partner.

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.

I'd like to keep my personal life private. In reality, I know that's not possible. In the present, I'm trying to pretend it's possible.

Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

For sure, 2010 was the best year I've ever had. It couldn't have gone any better for me. Even if I just won the Olympic gold medal, that would have made it the best year of my career and the best day of my life, period. Winning the World Cup races and the overall title just topped it off.

People get nervous driving around corners, thinking they're going to tip over. But you can go soooo much faster through the curves than you realize.

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.

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.

An overall title is one of the biggest things you can win in our sport.

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.

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