Lindsey Vonn is one of the most decorated skiers in history — four World Cup titles, 82 wins, Olympic gold — yet her legacy isn't built on victory alone.
It's built on falling down.
Again and again.
She tore ligaments, broke bones, missed the Olympics, and crashed on the world's biggest stages. And somehow, each time, she came back stronger.
“Failure is a lesson. It's a good thing.”
— Lindsey Vonn
It might feel counterintuitive, but the closer you get to peak performance, the more you’ll face “failures” — small margins, tighter competition, high pressure. But those are also the richest grounds for learning.
In many crafts (martial arts, music, climbing), failure is built-in: you fall, you get up, you analyze, you try again, and inch forward. In sport, if you shield athletes (or yourself) from losing, you also deny the chance to build resilience, creativity, and grit.
You see, every day you have a chance to seek failure — to find the cracks in your game, your mindset, your approach.
How you train, prepare, recover.
How you show in the defining moments—when the opponent seems impossible, the lights too bright, or fatigue sets in when you reach the 15th inning of a winner take all ALDS.
Every day, you get the chance to push, to find your fail point, and then collect yourself and go again.
Because each time you grow, you gain, you learn. Building muscle, neurons, bits of heart to take with you. Onward, forward, let's go.
You're stronger than you were yesterday. Bring it!
