Lindsey Vonn’s Got Grit: Lessons From The World’s Most Decorated Female Ski Racer

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2018

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

“It's hard to beat the person that won't quit.” Lindsey Vonn What's it like to be the very best in the world at something? Today I explore this question and so much more with a woman who truly needs no introduction. Not only is Lindsey Vonn the most decorated female skier in history, she's the most decorated skier period – man or woman – in US history. One of the few world-class, four-event ski racers, Lindsey is a 4-time Olympian, a 3-time Olympic medalist, the only American woman to win downhill gold, and the only American woman with 4 World Cup titles. All told, she has 82 World Cup wins in her career, the most of any female skier in history. Only 4 World Cup wins now separate Lindsey from the record set by Ingemar Stenmark in 1989. Eclipsing this once thought untouchable achievement is the final goal propelling Lindsey into her final professional season. Off the slopes, Lindsey is a media mogul. A regular on “Most Marketable” athlete lists, she has been profiled in every major media outlet across the globe and graced the cover of publications such as Fitness, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, TV Guide and many others. Not enough? Lindsey sank a hole-in-one during one of her very first full 18 holes of golf. So there's that. Lindsey's victories are self-evident. Less appreciated are the countless obstacles she has faced and overcome over the course of her legendary career. From potentially career-ending injuries to debilitating bouts with depression to weathering the haters and naysayers, Lindsey's trajectory skyward has been neither linear nor charmed. In point of fact, she has tenaciously fought for all everything she has achieved – falling and failing often. Her motto? When you fall, get right back up. And never, ever quit. It's Lindsay's fearlessness and relentless persistence that most impresses — qualities I explore as the focus of today's conversation. So what drives this champion? And what can we learn from her mindset, process and experience? Listen, learn and enjoy. Note: the podcast is now available on Spotify and our conversation is viewable in full on YouTube at bit.ly/lindseyvonn405 Peace + Plants, Rich Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	It's hard to beat the person that never gives up, you know.
0:04.0	Obviously you have to be willing to put the work in, but I think the will to be able
0:09.4	to push yourself to overcome things is something that you can't teach.
0:13.2	You know, you either have it or you don't, and you're either willing to sacrifice things
0:17.4	and push yourself or you're not.
0:20.1	I never liked working out, but until I accepted it and enjoyed it, now I feel like I need it.
0:26.8	It makes me feel better.
0:28.3	I'm happier when I work out, and that's something that I want to share with people and help them
0:33.5	find that as well and find just their own way to be happier.
0:39.8	That's Lindsay Vaughan, this week on The Retroll Podcast.
0:44.4	The Retroll Podcast.
0:57.1	Hey everybody, what do you know?
0:58.3	My name is Rich Roll. I'm your host.
0:59.9	Welcome or welcome back to the show where I do my best to have meaningful conversations
1:05.6	that matter with the most incredible people I can find working to make the planet
1:10.4	a better place for all of us.
1:12.9	And every once in a while, that means that I get the rare opportunity to sit down with somebody
1:18.2	who is the very best in the world and what they do.
1:21.8	And today is one of those days. It's super exciting.
1:25.6	But it's also tricky from an interview perspective because these people,
1:30.6	they're talent, they're accomplishments, it can all seem very unrelatable or inaccessible
1:36.8	to the average person. But if you can somehow get past that veneer, often you can discover
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