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Rise: My Story

Rise: My Story

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  • Author：Lindsey Vonn
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Summary

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。

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Reviews

Shawn Anderson ，

I learned a lot about Lindsey Vonn。。。which I guess is the point， right？ She repeated a lot of things throughout the book。 So much so， that towards the end I was getting kind of tired of it。。。hence， the four stars。

Victoria Garrow ，

It was great to read her story， it just wasn’t particularly exciting or a page-turner！ Nevertheless， she is an inspiration and I took away some good lessons from the book。

Karlee Burns ，

Bit repetitive but loved the story and overcoming hard times

Elizabeth Marquardt Feuerborn ，

I tried。 I really， really tried。 I just couldn’t finish it。 I’ve always admired Lindsey’s dedication to the sport and her amazing career。 But reading her book left me thinking “I just don’t care that much to finish the book。” I’m sure if I skied I might feel differently。

Johanna ，

I'm a sucker for ski-autobiographies and as far as they go， this one was quite awesome :D I'm a sucker for ski-autobiographies and as far as they go， this one was quite awesome :D 。。。more

Megan Callaghan ，

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would。 I liked how she could get into the detail of her skiing technique。 You could tell she documented a lot of her life as she lived it。 I also enjoyed her honesty and openness around trauma… and the awareness that she can be the world’s best skier and suck at other parts of her life。

Lisa Frank ，

What an amazing story she tells of her life on and off the hill。 I admire her honesty about her many struggles。 I read this book in a little over 24 hours， not able to be away from it for long！ You go Lindsey！ You are beautiful in every way and deserve the best！

Heather Leigh ，

One of my all time favorite athletes and spokeswomen。 Lindsey is a very vocal and hardworking athlete that always gives credit to her parents （grandfather）。 This is a great overall read。 I did this one as audio and she told her story in true Lindsey fashion。

Kamylle Frenette ，

Such an inspiring story - a must read！

Kae ，

Didn't finish the entire book but got very far into it， was a pretty good autobio Didn't finish the entire book but got very far into it， was a pretty good autobio 。。。more

Aliza Chesler ，

My favorite sports memoir。 Inspirational and moving。 Made me like Lindsey Vonn even more and sad that she no longer competes and I can't root for her in a competion My favorite sports memoir。 Inspirational and moving。 Made me like Lindsey Vonn even more and sad that she no longer competes and I can't root for her in a competion 。。。more

Ashley Holland ，

I read this book bc I am a fan of skiing but always found Lindsey somewhat self centered。 I wanted to give it a try to understand her perspective and what she went through throughout her career。 Unfortunately I found the memoir very repetitive and left out key crucial moments in her career。 Very little about any of he WC races。 Each chapter she said the same thing and realized the same thing。 Also I know she started her own non-profit organization for skiers which she seems highly proud of but n I read this book bc I am a fan of skiing but always found Lindsey somewhat self centered。 I wanted to give it a try to understand her perspective and what she went through throughout her career。 Unfortunately I found the memoir very repetitive and left out key crucial moments in her career。 Very little about any of he WC races。 Each chapter she said the same thing and realized the same thing。 Also I know she started her own non-profit organization for skiers which she seems highly proud of but not one mention in the book about it。 Frankly I could read her Wikipedia page and find out more about her career and life than from this book。 。。。more

Elyse Walters ，

Audiobook…。read by Andi Arndt …。。10 hours and 10 minutes Alpine skier， American ‘Gold’ Olympian champion，Lindsey Vonn won four Women’s World Cup overalls championships —We learn about Lindsey’s successes， failures， fears， worries， training， competition， injuries， surgeries， rehab， the grueling hard work， race days， winning， crashes， travel， other setbacks， personality traits， family history， friendships， depression， mental health， political athleticism， and other challenges （including joy） in th Audiobook…。read by Andi Arndt …。。10 hours and 10 minutes Alpine skier， American ‘Gold’ Olympian champion，Lindsey Vonn won four Women’s World Cup overalls championships —We learn about Lindsey’s successes， failures， fears， worries， training， competition， injuries， surgeries， rehab， the grueling hard work， race days， winning， crashes， travel， other setbacks， personality traits， family history， friendships， depression， mental health， political athleticism， and other challenges （including joy） in the life of a competitor skier。 “There are some things you just can’t make up”。 We get to know Lindsey as a woman too — and her connection to normalcy with the world beyond skiing。 （we meet her dog， Lucy） … 🐾Learning to love oneself ‘unconditionally’ （self-worth regardless of success or celebrity status）， for a professional athlete — or any highly successful person， can be quite challenging。 It makes sense to me。Many life lessons are highlighted throughout— …。over coming multiple difficult situations… …。compassion … …。unbiased judgments… …。self ongoing learning …。virtues of ethics …。faith， family， health… etc。 I enjoyed spending time with Lindsey。 No question - no shame in my choice audiobook…。She’s as genuine as can be…。 and learning more about the professional career she lived was fully engaging。 …。a few funny-bone tales to boot！ （but the deeper life themes are what remain with me most）。 This memoir - （perhaps not a choice-pick for many readers）， but I use to ski。 Downhill skiing ended for me in college after a spiral tibia fracture and a shattered ankle， leaving me with a bionic foot today—Lindsey’s spiral fracture of her humerus bone-the instant screaming - driving in a car over every bump on the way to the hospital—excruciating pain —reminded me of my own break。 I had reoccurring dreams for years flip-flying landing on my back - （3 large plaster leg casts over a seven month period… before rehabilitation started） …but even if I hadn’t had my own ski experiences， I would have connected with this audiobook。 The combination of mental - emotional- physical- and spiritual harmony were all there！ ⛷️ …。 Excellent eye-opening - thought- provoking life lessons… and thoughts about love。 It even inspired me - that maybe I ‘can’ bounce back from my own damaged spin。 “Being injured is humbling”…。 Ha…。 Isn’t that the truth！！！ By the time I finished this book — I became clear of my own rating truth: （flaws and all）…。 5 stars！！A big thank you to Skip。 I knew instantly I wanted to listen to this story after he inspired me with his review！！！ 。。。more

Elizabeth Dietz ，

An interesting look into the life of Lindsey Vonn & how she strove to pave the way for women in the skiing community。

Laura ，

I would much rather have have heard Lindsey tell her own story。 No shade to the narrator， but that was my biggest gripe。 Saw some comments about the book being “braggy。” I mean， I would be too if I dominated the skiing world。 Also， if that was your take away… You might have missed a big point of the book。

Belinda Bertrand ，

4。5 starsI love reading books about strong women， especially sports related。 This was a fascinating read and I devoured it。 Read this book， especially if you like skiing！

Linda Magoon ，

Awesome book， a glimpse into the inner workings of a fearless superstar athlete。

Barbara ，

I found Lindsey’s memoir fascinating。 Reading and learning how she managed aggression， adrenaline and calmness to excel in her sport was inspiring。 I also admire her discipline， goal setting and gratitude for her achievements。

Heather Robison ，

I surprisingly really liked this book。 Learned a lot about Lindsey's journey coming up in the ski world。 Amazed to find out that she set her Olympic goal at the age of 9 years。 She struggled to get recognition， battled depression， came back following injury after injury。 Ultimately will always be known as one of the strongest forces in US Women's Skiing I surprisingly really liked this book。 Learned a lot about Lindsey's journey coming up in the ski world。 Amazed to find out that she set her Olympic goal at the age of 9 years。 She struggled to get recognition， battled depression， came back following injury after injury。 Ultimately will always be known as one of the strongest forces in US Women's Skiing 。。。more

Darius Murretti ，

Hi Lindsey，Regarding your loneliness。 There's an internal sport called self-realization> God realization where the player brings his/her mind to a stand still in the center of their head and realizes supreme bliss。 It is challenging and needs alot of practice， self discipline and a good coach。 It also needs a pure mind and abstinence from drugs and alcohol and a good coach who has won the "gold metal" his/herself and once you win this gold metal there is no loneliness ever gain。 I think you'd do Hi Lindsey，Regarding your loneliness。 There's an internal sport called self-realization> God realization where the player brings his/her mind to a stand still in the center of their head and realizes supreme bliss。 It is challenging and needs alot of practice， self discipline and a good coach。 It also needs a pure mind and abstinence from drugs and alcohol and a good coach who has won the "gold metal" his/herself and once you win this gold metal there is no loneliness ever gain。 I think you'd do well at it if you a gave it the same dedication and determination and love you gave skiing。 。。。more

Allyson ，

Listened to the audiobook， not read by the author。 I was excited to read this book because growing up in Lake Tahoe and being on the ski team， how could I not look up to Lindsey Vonn？？ I truly admire her career and persistence and am inspired。 However， this book focused so much on conditions of specific runs （a lot of which was interesting） but did not end up feeling vulnerable， which I think make the best memoirs。 Would recommend only if you’re a big skiing / Lindsey Vonn fan。

Wendy ，

I was intrigued by Lindsey Vonn and decided to listen to the audiobook。 I'm not particularly a fan of the sport， or of hers。 It was a good book that shared information regarding her career journey。 I appreciated that she kept the family and personal stories to a minimum （divorce， family issues， etc）。 Overall， I found it to be an interesting read。 I was intrigued by Lindsey Vonn and decided to listen to the audiobook。 I'm not particularly a fan of the sport， or of hers。 It was a good book that shared information regarding her career journey。 I appreciated that she kept the family and personal stories to a minimum （divorce， family issues， etc）。 Overall， I found it to be an interesting read。 。。。more

Taylor ，

As a fan of Lindsey， the Olympics， and memoirs I really appreciated this book。 She is a beast and she took us on the journey of basically what the most important focus of each segment of her life。 Additionally， I think that there is a desire to hear the gossip about her relationships with the notable men she's dated， but I liked this more sharing her story without bringing in too many external characters。 She talks about her marriage but I think she does it more so to explain her name and her de As a fan of Lindsey， the Olympics， and memoirs I really appreciated this book。 She is a beast and she took us on the journey of basically what the most important focus of each segment of her life。 Additionally， I think that there is a desire to hear the gossip about her relationships with the notable men she's dated， but I liked this more sharing her story without bringing in too many external characters。 She talks about her marriage but I think she does it more so to explain her name and her depression。 Lindsey is so much more than the men she's dated and this book goes to show that the media doesn't give an accurate portrayal of her。 I enjoyed this and I think it serves as a great reminder why I am not a star athlete but Lindsey is！ 。。。more

Lisa ，

I love the Olympics。 Once that Olympic flame is lit， I spend my evenings cheering on the skiers， skaters， swimmers， divers…and lots of other athletes from sports I admittedly don't pay much attention to in the intervening four years。 I look forward to watching the greatest athletes in the world gather together and fight for their moment of glory after years of intense training and sacrifice。Lindsey Vonn is one of those athletes that made me excited for the Olympics。 It was thrilling to watch her I love the Olympics。 Once that Olympic flame is lit， I spend my evenings cheering on the skiers， skaters， swimmers， divers…and lots of other athletes from sports I admittedly don't pay much attention to in the intervening four years。 I look forward to watching the greatest athletes in the world gather together and fight for their moment of glory after years of intense training and sacrifice。Lindsey Vonn is one of those athletes that made me excited for the Olympics。 It was thrilling to watch her race and to share in the emotions of her triumphs and failures。 I couldn't help but admire her intensity and skill and the resiliency she showed in fighting back from injuries。 After reading her memoir， I now know what it took for her to get to this level and that she is absolutely deserving of my admiration。When Lindsey was nine years old， she decided she wanted to ski in the 2002 Olympics， so she and her dad put together an eight-year plan that she executed with intensity and purpose over the next several years。 I consider myself to be a driven， goal-oriented person， but Lindsey puts me （and probably almost everyone else） to shame in this department！ This intense focus has brought her gold medals， sponsorships and fame， but Lindsey also shares the darker sides of devoting everything to such a lofty goal。 She made numerous personal sacrifices that challenged her relationships and strained her mental health。 But what really stuck with me was her acknowledgement that she didn’t do this on her own。 It took the commitment of her whole family for her to be the best， and her family members in turn endured all of the same personal sacrifices in pursuit of her goal。 This book is very much written in Lindsey's voice。 It's no literary masterpiece， but I felt like I was getting the unfiltered truth of what it's like to be Lindsey Vonn （and I can definitely say I don't have what it takes！）。 She is not someone who lacks confidence…I would expect nothing less from someone who is one of the best at what they do。 But with this confidence comes strong opinions and maybe some lack of self-awareness that creeps up throughout the book。 Her personality may not be for everyone， but she absolutely deserves respect for her accomplishments and the grit and passion she has shown throughout her career。This was an enlightening and inspiring read， and I'm glad Lindsey shared her story。 She keeps the book focused on the training and the sport （you won't find any of her boyfriend drama in here）， so I recommend this one if you're curious about what it takes to be an elite athlete。 。。。more

Jess Tang ，

Simple writing - not spectacular as far as story telling goes， but at the core of it you get an inside look at an athlete who was relentless in her work ethic and singular pursuit of her goal。 Reminder of what a true "do whatever it takes" attitude looks like in action。 Simple writing - not spectacular as far as story telling goes， but at the core of it you get an inside look at an athlete who was relentless in her work ethic and singular pursuit of her goal。 Reminder of what a true "do whatever it takes" attitude looks like in action。 。。。more

Jennifer Cross ，

This is such a lovely and inspiring read。 I first met Lindsey ski racing at Buck Hill under the sage coaching of Erich Sailer。 We grew up racing together as teammates， roommates at some of the camps she mentions， and great fiends。 This book was a lovely memory lane stroll for me in many parts， and an inspiration in others。 I’ll always so be so proud of her， of course her accomplishments， but always her integrity and grit。 To me， she’ll always be the little Lindsey， playing in her snow fort under This is such a lovely and inspiring read。 I first met Lindsey ski racing at Buck Hill under the sage coaching of Erich Sailer。 We grew up racing together as teammates， roommates at some of the camps she mentions， and great fiends。 This book was a lovely memory lane stroll for me in many parts， and an inspiration in others。 I’ll always so be so proud of her， of course her accomplishments， but always her integrity and grit。 To me， she’ll always be the little Lindsey， playing in her snow fort under the start ramp in giants ridge， and the little Lindsey who loved to play with the cows and collect kinder eggs with me as roommates in Austria。 I can’t wait to see how she conquers the world in the next chapter of her life。 💕 。。。more

Jessy Munch ，

Glad to have heard her story and all it took and sacrifices to be at the level she performed at。

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Tara ，

The book lost a star when the author didn't read her own audiobook。 Boo。 An autobiography loses something when it's not in her own voice。 And then there is absolutely no personal information - how her siblings felt about her displacing them from their home in MN， her marriage to Thomas Vonn， her divorce， etc。 She mentions "Thomas"， vaguely references things in her life which we are supposed to deduce I guess is her divorce， etc。 I got tired of hearing about training ad nauseum， edges on her "men The book lost a star when the author didn't read her own audiobook。 Boo。 An autobiography loses something when it's not in her own voice。 And then there is absolutely no personal information - how her siblings felt about her displacing them from their home in MN， her marriage to Thomas Vonn， her divorce， etc。 She mentions "Thomas"， vaguely references things in her life which we are supposed to deduce I guess is her divorce， etc。 I got tired of hearing about training ad nauseum， edges on her "men's" skis， and gave up about 2/3 of the way through。 I thought I would get to know her better as a person。 Nope。 Read Molly Shannon's memoir or Ron Howard's。 Moving on。 。。。more

W。 Whalin ，

A Remarkable Personal StoryAt nine years old， Lindsey Vonn and her father made a detailed plan for her to go to the Olympics in skiing for 2002， Her perseverance， commitment and grit to reach this goal made at a young age was impressive and built into the fiber of this story。 As I listened to this audiobook， I found the stories interesting and engaging although I know very little about skiing and have never skied。 Vonn’s honesty and transparency come through the pages of this book and in the sto A Remarkable Personal StoryAt nine years old， Lindsey Vonn and her father made a detailed plan for her to go to the Olympics in skiing for 2002， Her perseverance， commitment and grit to reach this goal made at a young age was impressive and built into the fiber of this story。 As I listened to this audiobook， I found the stories interesting and engaging although I know very little about skiing and have never skied。 Vonn’s honesty and transparency come through the pages of this book and in the stories。I loved Vonn’s transparency and how through storytelling she captures a series of important lessons and growth in her life such as mentors， how she handles risk and the importance of her mindset。 I enjoyed listening to RISE and heard it cover to cover。 I recommend this audiobook。W。 Terry Whalin is an editor and the author of more than 60 books including his recent 10 Publishing Myths， Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed。 。。。more

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I am not capable of having a personal preference。 However， "Rise: My Story" is a memoir written by Eddie Vedder， the lead singer of Pearl Jam。 The book chronicles his life， from his childhood to his rise to fame as a musician， and the challenges he faced along the way。 It has received positive reviews from readers and critics alike， praising Vedder's honesty and vulnerability in sharing his story。 If you're a fan of Pearl Jam or interested in the music industry， this book may be worth a read。

tpg1 ，

As an AI language model， I am not capable of personal opinions， but I can provide you with some information about the book 'Rise: My Story。' 'Rise: My Story' is an autobiography of the American novelist and screenwriter， Cara Brookins。 The book is a captivating and empowering story of how Brookins and her family escaped domestic violence and built their own home by themselves through watching YouTube tutorials。 'Rise' takes readers through Brookins' journey of overcoming obstacles and pursuing her dreams， reflecting on the importance of determination， perseverance， and resilience amidst challenges。 Brookins' story resonates with readers who have faced adversity and want to rise above it。 The book has received positive reviews and praise for being honest， inspiring， and emotional。 It has been called a must-read for those seeking motivation and inspiration。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I cannot provide a personal opinion， but I can give you some information about the book。 "Rise: My Story" is an autobiography of the actor and filmmaker， Gabrielle Union。 The book was published in 2020 and chronicles Union's career and personal life， including her experiences as a Black woman in Hollywood， her struggles with infertility and the challenges of being a stepmother， and her advocacy for social justice issues。 Union wrote the book in collaboration with co-author， Allyson Hobbs。 It has received positive reviews for its honesty， humor， and insights into Union's life and career。

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