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ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND – MARCH 16: Lindsey Vonn of the USA poses with the Women’s World Cup Downhill Crystal Globe trophy after the Women’s Downhill Race on March 16, 2016 in St Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
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ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND – MARCH 16: Lindsey Vonn of the USA poses with the Women’s World Cup Downhill Crystal Globe trophy after the Women’s Downhill Race on March 16, 2016 in St Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Lindsey Vonn is regarded as an ace alpine skier, and often, the greatest Alpine Skier in the world. Chiefly, her records and performances are proof of her spectacular journey. In addition, the skier turned into an author post-retirement. Lindsey Vonn released her memoir “Rise: My Story” in January 2022.
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The memoir is well-received by the readers and has got good reviews. Significantly, her memoir is about her rise as the greatest skier as its name suggests.
Is that why athlete spits?
Lindsey Vonn strictly kept her memoir restricted to her professional life. From skiing with her father, snuggling in a backpack, to becoming the Olympian, she guided the readers through her skiing journey.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 11: Lindsey Vonn attends the KLUTCH Sports Group x UTA Dinner Presented by Snapchat at Beauty & Essex on February 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images for KLUTCH Sports Group)
Other than this, she explained what she used to do before her racing career. She said, “Here she effectively captures what happens in competition before racing down a hill at 80 mph: the nerves, the rituals, the sense of urgency and excitement at the start, the spitting. I spit a lot”.
Vonn further added, “That’s the trigger for your body to produce a natural boost of testosterone; it’s why a lot of athletes spit.”
The wisdom that Lindsey Vonn wants to pass to children
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Vonn credited her success very much to her father. He was the one who passed the skiing skills to her. Moreover, she was just two and a half years old when he put her on the skis for the first time. At the age of nine, she told her father about the dream of participating in the 2002 Olympics.
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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 21: Bronze medallist Lindsey Vonn of the United States celebrates during the victory ceremony for the Ladies’ Downhill on day 12 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Jeongseon Alpine Centre on February 21, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Vonn said, “whenever somebody wants to know if I have any wisdom to pass along for their children,” she advises them to focus on the “big picture.” The same advice that her father gave her, helping her in her journey.
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Lindsey Vonn has opened up widely about her skiing career in her memoir. She lets the readers know about her struggles and the hard work that she went through.
