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Download or read book Lindsey Vonn written by Sarah Tieck and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw reluctant readers in to the fascinating life of Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn! This book introduces readers to Vonn's childhood, family background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn about Vonn's journey to become professional skier, from her father's early lessons to her break into international races. Vonn's performances in the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics are covered, leading up to her first Olympic gold medal at the 2010 Olympics. Vonn's World Cup wins are highlighted, including her prize cow after a 2005 win in Val d'Isere, France. Vonn's marriage to fellow skier Thomas Vonn, her friendship with competitor Maria Reisch, and her hobbies are also included. Features include table of contents, maps, "Did You Know" facts, a "Snapshot" page with vital information, a glossary with phonetics, and an index. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book Lindsey Vonn written by Marty Gitlin and published by Britannica Educational Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perseverance of Lindsey Vonn is inspiring. This engrossing narrative describes how Vonn overcame the estrangement from her father, numerous debilitating injuries, and difficult personal relationships to blossom into arguably the greatest World Cup alpine skier of all time. Readers understand the importance of setting goals, as Vonn did at age eight when she wrote of her desire to win Olympic gold. They learn as well about the need to battle through every obstacle in life to reach those goals. This entertaining book examines the life and skiing talents of an amazing athlete.
Download or read book Rise written by Lindsey Vonn and published by Dey Street Books. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Featuring sixteen pages of photos, 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.
Download or read book Rise written by Lindsey Vonn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Strong Is the New Beautiful by : Lindsey Vonn
Download or read book Strong Is the New Beautiful written by Lindsey Vonn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “While engaging readers with stories of her own successes and failures, Vonn presents a regimen that’s authentic, accessible, and inspiring.” — Library Journal
Book Synopsis Biography of Lindsey Vonn by : Laura Nagan
Download or read book Biography of Lindsey Vonn written by Laura Nagan and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK With 51 World Cup medals and two Olympic medals in Alpine Skiing, Lindsey Vonn has achieved more than most young women in their mid-twenties have. As a skier on the United States Ski Team, she is one of only five women who have medaled in all the disciplines of Alpine Skiing including Downhill, Super G, Giant slalom, Slalom, and Super combined. In 2008, 2009, and 2010, Lindsey won three consecutive World Cup and Downhill Skiing Championship titles and became the third woman to achieve this and the first American woman ever. She was also the first American woman to earn three consecutive World Cup medals in the Super G. Lindsey states that her grit and determination have aided her quest in becoming the best skier she can be. "If you work hard, it will pay off in the end", Lindsey said. "When you fall down, just get up again. If you fall, get up stronger, hungrier, more ambitious. Setbacks help you to concentrate. When successes fall into your lap, you lose sight of your goals", she added. As of February 4, 2012, Lindsey won her 50th World Cup medal, winning the Downhill race on the Kandahar Course in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. She won the race in 1 minute, 44.86 seconds. Very few skiers ever reach the 50-win mark. Only Annemarie Moser-Proell of Austria, who has 62 wins, and Vreni Schneider of Switzerland, who has 55 wins, are ahead of her. Lindsay showed her appreciation for her win, when she remarked, "It's crazy. I am at a loss for words. I already cried with one of the TV crews and that is enough crying for the day. Fifty World Cup wins is a huge mark for me in my career and more than I even thought possible. I just wanted the 50th win." MEET THE AUTHOR Laura N. is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading! EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Because both her grandfather and father were competitive skiers, Lindsey began racing when she only seven years old, under the instruction of her coach Erich Sailer. She developed her own style quickly and was racing internationally by the time she was nine years old. At nine years old, Lindsey traveled with Sailer to Europe to train without the rest of her family. She soon won the North American Junior Championships and the World Junior Championships in Italy. When Lindsey was 11 years old, her father Alan Kildow, whose career was ended due to a knee injury at 18 years old, decided to put his hopes and dreams in his daughter. He saw her going as far as the 2006 Olympics, so he made the executive decision to move the family to Vail, Colorado, where she could practice on the pristine snow slopes. Lindsey and her mother traveled ahead so she could begin training at Ski Club Vail, and they lived in a two-bedroom condo. Her father and siblings joined them during the next season. Lindsey said that she felt guilty that the entire family put their life on hold, just so she could become a better skier. Her father's decision paid off when Lindsey was victorious in 1999 at Italy's Trofeo Topolino, an event for 11 to 14 year old skiers. She was the first U.S. female to acquire the title, and she also earned three Junior World Championships medals and two additional U.S. medals as teenager. In her first year of higher competition, 15-year-old Lindsey finished in the top three at several NorAm events. Her success at an early age allowed her name to be written into the Golden Book of Champions with other female athletes, who had won the Overall World Cup title later in their careers. CHAPTER OUTLINE Biography of Lindsey Vonn + Introduction + Early Skiing Experiences + Famous Friends + Competitions and Medals + ...and much more
Book Synopsis Lindsey Vonn: Olympic Champion by : Sarah Tieck
Download or read book Lindsey Vonn: Olympic Champion written by Sarah Tieck and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the life of Lindsey Vonn, who is the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill ski racing.
Download or read book Lindsey Vonn written by Sarah Dann and published by Superstars! (Crabtree). This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American champion downhill skier Lindsey Vonn has won four World Cup titles as well as gold and silver in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. This intriguing book follows Lindsey's life and career from the very beginning. Plagued by a variety of sports-related injuries, all eyes are on Lindsey now as she trains for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Download or read book Brave Enough written by Jessie Diggins and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from America’s heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of glitter Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerve-racking final seconds of the women’s team sprint freestyle race, Jessie Diggins dug deep. Blowing past two of the best sprinters in the world, she stretched her ski boot across the finish line and lunged straight into Olympic immortality: the first ever cross-country skiing gold medal for the United States at the Winter Games. The 26-year-old Diggins, a four-time World Championship medalist, was literally a world away from the small town of Afton, Minnesota, where she first strapped on skis. Yet, for all her history-making achievements, she had never strayed far from the scrappy 12-year-old who had insisted on portaging her own canoe through the wilderness, yelling happily under the unwieldy weight on her shoulders: “Look! I’m doing it!” In Brave Enough, Jessie Diggins reveals the true story of her journey from the American Midwest into sports history. With candid charm and characteristic grit, she connects the dots from her free-spirited upbringing in the woods of Minnesota to racing in the bright spotlights of the Olympics. Going far beyond stories of races and ribbons, she describes the challenges and frustrations of becoming a serious athlete; learning how to push through and beyond physical and psychological limits; and the intense pressure of competing at the highest levels. She openly shares her harrowing struggle with bulimia, recounting both the adversity and how she healed from it in order to bring hope and understanding to others experiencing eating disorders. Between thrilling accounts of moments of triumph, Diggins shows the determination it takes to get there—the struggles and disappointments, the fun and the hard work, and the importance of listening to that small, fierce voice: I can do it. I am brave enough.
Book Synopsis Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun by : Bode Miller
Download or read book Bode: Go Fast, Be Good, Have Fun written by Bode Miller and published by Villard. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I don’t master the mountain, I master speed.” Coming from Bode Miller, this isn’t boasting, it’s just the way he lives: fast, honest, and wide open. In this candid book, the two-time Olympic medalist and champion skier shares his story, the secret of his success, and his philosophy of life. Born and raised “off the grid”–without electricity or indoor plumbing–in the cabin built by his father in the woods near Franconia, New Hampshire (pop. 850), Bode is unconventional to the core. The strong values of his simple upbringing, where he and his family had to “invent, grow, or carry in” all the essentials have made Bode unique among today’s top sports stars. Bode’s approach to life is straightforward: “Get a plan, stick to it, and trust your instincts . . . and almost anything is possible.” And practically since birth, the iconoclastic Bode has been achieving the impossible and laying down tracks for others to follow. He revolutionized his sport by adopting new and crossover technologies, such as “shape” skis. He drives his tradition-bound European rivals to distraction, skiing and winning by instinct. His outsider status, killer smile, and outspoken yet laid-back persona have earned him a reputation as the Michael Jordan of skiing. Men’s Journal named Bode the second greatest athlete in the world. And in the 2005 season, Bode may have moved up a notch by becoming the first American to win the Overall World Cup Alpine championship in twenty-two years. In short, he is the kind of person everybody wants to know and hang out with. In a book loaded with insight, good humor, and eye-opening stories about the world of competitive skiing, Bode, as always, holds nothing back.
Book Synopsis Kudo Kids: The Mystery of the Masked Medalist by : Maia Shibutani
Download or read book Kudo Kids: The Mystery of the Masked Medalist written by Maia Shibutani and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two-time Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani comes a fun-filled, fast-paced middle-grade mystery set at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Andy and Mika are going to Tokyo! The Kudo Kids have never been to Japan before, so they can't believe they get to attend the Summer Olympics there. The siblings plan to eat tons of delicious Japanese food, watch every event they can, and win a super-popular new game called OlympiFan. Developed by a mysterious former medalist, OlympiFan brings players together from all over the world to search Tokyo for virtual medals and clues to the creator's identity. Andy loves puzzles, and he's determined to crack this one, especially since the winning team will get to be beta testers for the Masked Medalist's future games! Mika wants to find as many clues as she can, but she also has a secret goal of her own--one that could get her into big trouble. But when someone sabotages the game, the Kudo Kids have an even bigger mystery to solve than the Masked Medalist's identity. If they want to capture the gold, Mika and Andy have to figure out who's trying to stop their team before someone beats them to the grand prize!
Download or read book When Turtles Fly written by Nikki Stone and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olympic skiing champion Nikki Stone shares her own inspirational story and those of Tommy Hilfiger, Steve Young, Lindsey Vonn, Lester Holt, and others . . . Did you know you have better odds at winning the lottery than an Olympic medal? To bring home one of those coveted medals—or achieve any great personal goal in life—you need a lot more than luck. You need a game plan. What if you could learn the secrets of success from an Olympian? A Nobel Prize winner? A Fortune 500 CEO? Along with anecdotes from her own dramatic journey, Olympic gold medalist Nikki Stone has compiled a treasure trove of compelling stories to illustrate each step on the path to success. She’s gathered humorous, heartwarming and hugely inspirational tales from some of today’s most brilliant business leaders, scientists, soldiers, inventors, philanthropists, musicians, athletes and entrepreneurs . . . a host of people whose very names epitomize achievement. “Even after my many successful years in business and politics, I was still able to gain a great deal of inspiration and helpful advice from Nikki Stone and her incredible contributors.” —Mitt Romney, business executive and former presidential candidate “These inspirational stories and lessons will challenge readers to overcome their personal obstacles to success and encourage them to achieve their potential.” —Dick Marriott, chairman Host Hotels and Resorts
Download or read book Lindsey Vonn written by Ryan Nagelhout and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lindsey Vonn is one of the most decorated modern American athletes. This skier has won World Cups in all five alpine skiing disciplines, one of only six women to accomplish the feat. That hasnt come easy, though. This book explores the highs and lows of Vonns career, from Olympic triumphs to major injuries that have taken championships and accomplishments away. Through it all, Vonn has shown herself as an American hero on the slopes, tackling all areas of skiing and proving herself a champion many times over.
Book Synopsis On Someone Else's Nickel by : Tim Ryan
Download or read book On Someone Else's Nickel written by Tim Ryan and published by Radius Book Group+ORM. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary commentator recounts his adventuresome life in the ever-changing world of sport broadcasting in this lively memoir: “I couldn’t put it down” (John McEnroe). Tim Ryan is no doubt the only sportscaster who has crash-landed in the Namib desert, been charged by a rhino in Zimbabwe, herded sheep at the beginning of a Winter Olympics telecast, and dodged flying bottles at a professional boxing match. In his new memoir, Ryan recounts all of these tales and more in the personable, trustworthy voice that sports fans will recognize from his countless television appearances. Armchair travelers and sports enthusiasts alike will be taken on a riveting journey as Ryan shares anecdotes from his adventures in broadcasting that span thirty sports in more than twenty countries over fifty years. And while the events themselves are impressive—ten Olympic Games, more than three hundred championship boxing matches, Wimbledon and US Open tennis, World Cup Skiing, just to name a few—it’s the lesser-known stories that happened along the way that really stand out in Ryan’s telling. As he details how he came to call the first Ali-Frazier fight for the Armed Forces Network, or hosted a tennis tournament featuring the McEnroe brothers to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association, Ryan shines a light on sports and the world beyond sports—the world of family, friends, colleagues, and connections that endure when the game has been won and the mic turned off.
Book Synopsis Strong Is the New Pretty by : Kate T. Parker
Download or read book Strong Is the New Pretty written by Kate T. Parker and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls being fearless. Girls being silly. Girls being wild, stubborn, and proud. Girls whose faces are smeared with dirt and lit up with joy. So simple and yet so powerful, Strong Is the New Pretty celebrates, through more than 175 memorable photographs, the strength and spirit of girls being 100% themselves. Real beauty isn’t about being a certain size, acting a certain way, wearing the right clothes, or having your hair done (or even brushed). Real beauty is about being your authentic self and owning it. Kate T. Parker is a professional photographer who finds the real beauty in girls, capturing it for all the world to see in candid and arresting images. A celebration, a catalog of spirit in words and smiles, an affirmation of the fact that it’s what’s inside you that counts, Strong Is the New Pretty conveys a powerful message for every girl, for every mother and father of a girl, for every coach and mentor and teacher, for everyone in the village that it takes to raise a strong and self-confident person.
Download or read book The Fall Line written by Nathaniel Vinton and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit."--James Hill, Washington Post
Download or read book Hermann Maier written by Hermann Maier and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hermann Maier's 'The Race of My Life' is the inspiring autobiography from one of the sport's most electric figures, newly available on the eve of his return to the Olympic Games this winter. The Winter Olympics run from 10-26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy.
