“Would Comment and Make Fun of Me”- Lindsey Vonn Faced Criticism for Embracing Her Feminine Side With Make Up
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To be criticized is an integral part of life. Some take it as an insult and fall to people’s opinion about them, while others course through every criticism and negative comment to become great. Just as Lindsey Vonn did. Perhaps the most prominent strength of the skiing legend is her unflinching confidence in who she is. Though it was not always easy to feel confident when people tried to shower their negativity on the skiing champion.
Lindsey Vonn is one of the very few athletes who has risen beyond the sport they played. Today she is an icon. Inspiration for the millions of people out there. However, for being in the position where she is today, at times, the skier had to travel through a lot of negativity as well.
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Wearing makeup brought unwanted comments to Lindsey Vonn
Though it appears that everyone in the world adores Lindsey Vonn, perhaps some people didn’t like the choice she made for herself. Recalling her early struggles, she said, “I mean, I always have embraced who I am. It’s just been frustrating to get the responses from people that I did. I don’t think I ever changed my decision-making and didn’t make me not wear makeup.”
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Elaborating on the subject, Lindsey further added, “So many people would comment and make fun of me and I am like you can do that all day long, but I am still me and I am still doing what I wanna do. Yeah, it was frustrating but I think we can be strong and feminine at the same time.”
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The skiing legend turns down the formula one offer
Lindsey was offered to be a formula one driver for team Redbull. However, the skier revealed that she was not ready for the commitment the company was expecting. Since Lindsey is a free-spirited individual, not being pregnant and committing for 3 years was a kind of deal-breaker for her.
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Though had it been possible somehow, there’s no doubt she would have made an ace driver.
Edited by:
Deepakshi Chaudhary