“Have Never Been Afraid”: Skiing Legend Lindsey Vonn Described Her Long-Distance Relationship With Fear

Fearlessness has been something that has led the skiing legend Lindsey Vonn to sail high throughout her career. Moreover, it remains the mantra that drives her towards her full potential. Recently, Vonn spoke with Thought Economics about her numerous achievements and her endeavor through the Lindsey Vonn Foundation. The Olympic gold medalist opened up about her relationship with fear throughout her life.

During the interview, she shared some wonderful insights on self-belief, courage and much more. In this article, let us have a look at Lindsey Vonn’s view on fear and how she managed the emotion of fear in her life.

Lindsey Vonn expressed her strong statement against fear

The skiing icon has achieved lots of milestones in her life, whether it be Olympics gold medals, creating World Cup records, or becoming an entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. Vonn has done everything with complete dedication and self-belief. However, the question that stands is, didn’t she get afraid of the new beginnings? Didn’t she doubt herself? Lindsey Vonn revealed the secret beautifully in the interview.

When the interviewer from ‘Thought Economics’ asked Vonn, “What is your relationship with fear?” She answered, “This might sound strange, but I’ve never been ‘afraid’,” she said. She continued, “I’ve certainly been nervous- very nervous- but I’ve never been afraid. That’s what has allowed me to come back from injuries- I’m not afraid of the consequences. I know the risks, I accept the risks, but I’m not afraid of the risks. Fear can be quite debilitating as a mindset–and can stop people from achieving the things they want to.” 

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Further, she disclosed a piece of precious advice given by her father. She added, “My dad always said you can’t win until you don’t care. That’s how I approached it. My goal was to ski the best I could, as fast as I could, and I didn’t care. I would rather crash than come to the finish line knowing I could have done better.” Even now, Vonn follows her dad’s advice and continues to take risks and challenges, no matter how difficult they might be. 

Vonn reminds her fan to have the guts to show up every day.

Lindsey Vonn has worked tirelessly throughout her long career. Even though she has accomplished tremendously during that, it has its adverse effects with time. Similarly, with Vonn, after grinding those knees for years, the knee has retaliated back in the last few years. Although a few surgeries have already been done on her knee, the upcoming one is the major one.

Recently, in her Instagram video, Vonn was seen using an isokinetic dynamometer as a part of evaluating the strength of the knee before surgery. Although she looked like she was in pain, she didn’t back off from showing up every day, as she captioned, “Every. Single. Day. Out here grinding.”

What do you think about her no-fear statement? Do you agree with her? Let us know in the comments section. 

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