Lindsey Vonn Once Revealed How Worst Career Experiences Led To Closeness With Tiger Woods

Published 05/22/2022, 9:00 AM EDT

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It’s been years since Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods moved on to their own separate ways. However, the conversations about them still circle around the media in a loop. Though what was it that made their relationship so special? Was it that they are legends in their respective sports? Was it their previous love encounters that pulled them towards each other or were it simply the love at first sight?

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One special thing about the skiing legend Lindsey Vonn is that she never really shut anyone down from her life. In fact, the Olympic champion still has talking terms with all her ex-partners. Certainly, the maturity with which she handles her personal and professional life speaks all about her strong character.

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Why Lindsey Vonn Was Drawn To Tiger Woods?

Well, there cannot be an empirical answer to that question. It just happens when it happens. However, most often we try to project things we wish in a partner on people we meet, and sometimes it just fits perfectly. Being the two best athletes in their respective games would definitely have been a major reason. Though as Lindsey described in her book, “Strong Is The New Beautiful.”

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Elaborating on what made her connect with Tiger Woods so profoundly, Lindsey further wrote, “He was a professional athlete, after all, and had undergone similar career-threatening surgeries. I found it soothing to have someone of his caliber understand what I was going through.”

What was it like dating the golf legend?

Lindsey and Woods were in a relationship for almost three years. Though Lindsey had a terrible time coursing through it. However, it was not because of Tiger Woods, but the way people saw their relationship.

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“He’s Very Stubborn”- Lindsey Vonn Once Opened Up on How Tiger Woods Ignored Her During the Most Crucial Decision of His Career

Sharing her experience of the time, Lindsey said“I got so mean and hateful things thrown at me when we first started dating. Read comments on Instagram and Facebook and those stuff. It taught me to be really confident in myself.”

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Well, sometimes relationships can be hard, but you got to go through them because it’s the only way out. As for Lindsey, she has gone through a lot in life, and each time she has emerged as a true champion.

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Saurav Panwar is a US Sports writer at EssentiallySports. A postgraduate in Media and Communication Studies, he shares a profound love for creative direction and filmmaking. Saurav is also an avid reader and a literature devotee whose fandom spreads from classics to sci-fi, non-fiction, plays, comics, and much more.
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