>>> WELCOME BACK. LINDSEY VONN IS ONE OF SKIING
ALL-TIME GREATS.
ALL-TIME GREATS. >> SHE’S THE MOST DECORATED
FEMALE SKIER, INCLUDING HER GOLD
MEDAL WIN AT THE 2010 WINTER
OLYMPICS IN VANCOUVER.
>> NOW, SHE’S RETIRED, BUT
LINDSEY VONN DOESN’T REST
APPARENTLY.
APPARENTLY. SHE’S USING HER TALENTS NOW TO
EMPOWER A YOUNGER GENERATION.
SHE IS HERE WITH US THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK.
>> APPRECIATE IT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> IT SEEMS YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS
IN SIX OR SEVEN DIFFERENT
THINGS.
THINGS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WHAT KIND OF RETIREMENT IS
THIS?
THIS? >> THIS IS NOT RETIREMENT.
THIS IS JUST THE NEXT CHAPTER OF
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. I LOVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AND I
DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT I’LL BE
PASSIONATE ABOUT, BESIDES MY
FOUNDATION.
FOUNDATION. THAT’S RIGHT NOW MY MAIN FOCUS.
I’M WRITING A MEMOIR.
I’VE GOT MY HBO DOCUMENTARY
COMING OUT.
COMING OUT. I’M STARTING A BEAUTY LINE.
I’M --
I’M -- >> YOU’RE DOING A BEAUTY LINE,
TOO?
TOO? >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> GOOD FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YOU’RE DABBLING IN
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IS IT TRUE, I SAW YOU HAVE A
MOVIE PROJECT IN THE WORKS WITH
ROBERT REDFORD?
ROBERT REDFORD? IS THAT TRUE?
>> YEAH, I’M EXECUTIVE
PRODUCING.
PRODUCING. >> WHAT IS THE MOVIE?
>> I CAN’T TELL YOU THAT.
>> WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?
>> I CAN’T TELL YOU THAT EITHER.
>> ROBERT REDFORD THOUGH.
>> YEAH, ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS
ROBERT REDFORD AND PETE BARGHEN.
>> DROP THE MIC THERE.
>> THEN YOU’RE WORKING WITH
DWAYNE JOHNSON WITH UNDER
ARMOUR.
ARMOUR. >> I’M THE FEMALE FACE OF IT.
HE JUST GOT MARRIED YESTERDAY.
>> WE SAW THAT.
>> I’M SO EXCITED FOR HIM.
HE IS AMAZING AND BEEN A GREAT
MENTOR TO ME.
I’M VERY LUCKY.
>> IN WHAT WAY?
>> I JUST CALL HIM WITH
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. I KIND OF GO ON SET WITH HIM
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. I PICK HIS BRAIN, YOU KNOW.
I THINK I’M DABBLING WITH BEHIND
THE CAMERA AND IN FRONT OF THE
CAMERA, AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT
I’M GOOD AT, IF I’M GOOD AT ANY
OF THOSE THINGS.
HE’S BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AND
HELPFUL.
HELPFUL. IT IS GREAT TO PICK THE BEST
ACTOR -- MOST POPULAR ACTOR IN
THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, PICK HIS
BRAIN.
BRAIN. >> GOOD MENTOR TO HAVE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES
PEOPLE IN SPORTS RETIRE, THEN
THEY SPEND A FEW MONTHS AWAY
FROM THE SPORT THEY LOVE, AND
THEY DECIDE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I’M
NOT RETIRED ANYMORE, AND THEY
COME BACK.
COME BACK. IT’S BEEN A FEW MONTHS.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT PERHAPS ABOUT
UNRETIRING?
UNRETIRING? >> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED
ALL THE SCARS ON MY KNEES.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> BUT NO.
>> YOU’RE REALLY DONE THIS TIME?
>> I’M GOOD.
I’M GOOD.
I’M GOOD. I’M DONE.
I’M DONE. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE KEPT GOING
FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS BUT, YOU
KNOW, EVENTUALLY, YOU REACH THE
POINT WHERE YOU REALIZE, THE
RISK IS NOT WORTH REWARD
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT, BUT
NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE NEXT
CHAPTER.
CHAPTER. >> THIS NEXT CHAPTER IS SWEET.
I HAVEN’T STOPPED SMILING SINCE
YOU SAT DOWN.
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE HERE AS
YOU MADE THE ANNOUNCE.
MENT
MENT MENT -- AND NOW YOU HAVE A CAMP
FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> IT’S AMAZING.
THE EMPOWERMENT CAMPS WE HAVE
FOR THE LINDSEY VONN FOUNDATION
HAS INSPIRED ME AND, YOU KNOW,
EVERY TIME I MEET A KID THAT
REALLY NEEDS TO BE INSPIRED, YOU
KNOW, THEY’RE SHY AND THEY DON’T
BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.
AFTER THEY BELIEVE THE CAMP,
THEY’RE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT
PERSON.
PERSON. YOU CAN SEE IT IN THEIR EYES.
I’M SO LUCKY THAT I HAVE SUCH
GOOD PARTNERS.
GOOD PARTNERS. YOU KNOW, CHASE, WE STARTED A
NEW FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT, WHICH
IS SOMETHING THAT I -- IT IS
PERSONAL TO ME.
I WAS NEVER TAUGHT HOW TO HANDLE
MY FINANCES.
MY FINANCES. >> MOST PEOPLE AREN’T.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. ESPECIALLY BEING AN ATHLETE, YOU
KNOW, YOU KIND OF JUST START
MAKING MONEY, A YOU’RE LIKE,
WHAT DO I DO WITH IT?
I WANT TO TEACH THESE GIRLS TO
BE INDEPENDENT ON ALL FRONTS,
FINANCIALLY, MENTALLY,
FINANCIALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND JUST BE REALLY
AMAZING YOUNG WOMEN.
>> YOU JUST HAD ONE OF THOSE
CAMPS THIS WEEKEND IN NEW YORK.
>> YEAH, WE JUST HAD ONE.
IT WAS AT HUDSON YARDS.
IT WAS A GREAT SPACE.
THE GIRLS HAD AN AMAZING TIME.
WE’RE JUST REALLY THANKFUL, AND
WE’VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT.
>> AWESOME.
>> AWESOME. >> WE GOT A GRANT FROM DICK’S,
$500,000 FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. >> CONGRATULATIONS, THAT’S
AWESOME.
AWESOME. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YOU MAKE RETIREMENT LOOK
GOOD.
GOOD. >> I WORK HARD, AND IT PAYS OFF.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS
NEXT CHAPTER.