NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, the retired alpine skiing champion, is ready to look back.
Vonn’s memoir, “Rise: My Story,” will come next year, Dey Street Books announced Monday.
Vonn will describe her “epic journey” from childhood in Minnesota to international fame; her achievements, including 82 World Cup wins and three Olympic medals; and the injuries ranging from fractures near her left knee joint to a broken arm, that made her decide to quit.
In a statement issued through Dey Street, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, the 34-year-old Vonn said she was “digging deep” into her life and her determination to keep going “up and down the mountains.