Quotes from Lindsey Vonn

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!

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

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

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

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.

I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.

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.

Setbacks motivate me.

Especially when I'm in the gym, I get really motivated by hip-hop.

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!

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

Just in general, staying healthy and active is important.

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

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

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.

If you work hard, it will pay off in the end.

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

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.

I want to keep pushing the limits to see what's possible. That's the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster.

I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.

The Olympics were the most pressure I've ever felt.

My childhood dream was to win the Olympics, and I've done that. Everything else is icing on the cake.

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

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.