Lindsey Vonn

“I've always heard that heli-skiing in Alaska is amazing. I would love to be able to do that at some point in my life.”

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

“I ski very aggressively, and the angles that I create with my body are similar to some of the male racers.”

“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.”

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

“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...”

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

“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.”

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

“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 deta...”

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

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

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

“Being on one crutch to no crutches is a huge difference.”

“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.”

“When I get on the World Cup tour, I'm kind of disconnected from the world. I just kind of get wrapped up in my world and wrapped up in trying to ski fast every day, and I forget about everyt...”

“You have to be a little crazy to be a downhill skier.”

“Vail's a very important place for me. Everyone kind of took me in and accepted me in that town, and they still have to this day. I wouldn't be a downhill skier if I hadn't been there.”

“I've always loved working, doing interviews with the guys on the 'Today' show; everyone's really easygoing, and I always feel comfortable on the show.”