Rise
My Story
Lindsey Vonn
- The
- first
- ever
- memoir
- from
- the
- most
- decorated
- female
- skier
- of
- all
- time,
- revealing
- never-before-told
- stories
- of
- her
- life
- in
- the
- fast
- lane,
- her
- struggle
- with
- depression,
- and
- the
- bold
- decisions
- that
- helped
- her
- break
- down
- barriers
- on
- and
- off
- the
- slopes.82
- World
- Cup
- wins.
- 20
- World
- Cup
- titles.
- 3
- Olympic
- medals.
- 7
- World
- Championship
- Medals.A
- fixture
- in
- the
- American
- sports
- landscape
- for
- almost
- twenty
- years,
- Lindsey
- Vonn
- is
- a
- legend.
- With
- a
- career
- that
- spanned
- a
- transformation
- in
- how
- America
- recognizes
- and
- celebrates
- female
- athletes,
- Vonn—who
- retired
- in
- 2019
- as
- the
- most
- decorated
- American
- skier
- of
- all
- time—was
- in
- the
- vanguard
- of
- that
- change,
- helping
- blaze
- a
- trail
- for
- other
- world-class
- female
- athletes
- and
- reimagining
- what
- it
- meant
- to
- pursue
- speed
- at
- all
- costs.In
- Rise,
- Vonn
- shares
- her
- incredible
- journey
- for
- the
- first
- time,
- going
- behind
- the
- scenes
- of
- a
- badass
- life
- built
- around
- resilience
- and
- risk-taking.
- One
- of
- the
- most
- aggressive
- skiers
- ever,
- Vonn
- offers
- a
- fascinating
- glimpse
- into
- the
- relentless
- pursuit
- of
- her
- limits,
- a
- pursuit
- so
- focused
- on
- one-upping
- herself
- that
- she
- pushed
- her
- body
- past
- its
- breaking
- point
- as
- she
- achieved
- greatness.
- While
- this
- iconic
- grit
- and
- perseverance
- helped
- her
- battle
- a
- catalog
- of
- injuries,
- these
- injuries
- came
- with
- a
- cost—physical,
- of
- course,
- but
- also
- mental.
- Vonn
- opens
- up
- about
- her
- decades-long
- depression
- and
- struggles
- with
- self-confidence,
- discussing
- candidly
- how
- her
- mental
- health
- challenges
- influenced
- her
- career
- without
- defining
- her.Through
- it
- all,
- she
- dissects
- the
- moments
- that
- sidelined
- her
- and
- how,
- each
- time,
- she
- clawed
- her
- way
- back
- using
- an
- iconoclastic
- approach
- rooted
- in
- hard
- work—pushing
- boundaries,
- challenging
- expectations,
- and
- speaking
- her
- mind,
- even
- when
- it
- got
- her
- into
- trouble.
- At
- once
- empowering
- and
- raw,
- Rise
- is
- an
- inspirational
- look
- at
- her
- hard-fought
- success
- as
- well
- as
- an
- honest
- appraisal
- of
- the
- sacrifices
- she
- made
- along
- the
- way—an
- emotional
- journey
- of
- winning
- that
- understands
- all
- too
- well
- that
- every
- victory
- comes
- with
- a price.
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