Lyndsey Vonn and Roger Federer have a very close and nice relationship. Over the years they met each other several times, attending ski races together and or having fun during endorsements events like in 2014 for the chocolate producer Lindt.
Vonn tries to learn as much as possible from Federer, she suffered a lot of injuries and in some ways, she can reconnect to him as Federer was sidelined with a knee injury in 2016 as well.
In a recent interview, speaking about Federer, Vonn said: ‘He is an inspiration for me.
Many people said, “Roger is too much old to win a Major title.” And instead, he came back and won the title. And I did the same thing.
We love what we do. Roger likes tennis and working hard, he is a very humble champion instead of some athletes.
I want to be like him.’ Speaking to Forbes last year, Vonn added: ‘Roger’s style and just the way he plays is just so graceful, he makes it so fun to watch.
And when he and Nadal are rivalling to many times, and watching Wimbledon so many times when they were playing against each other.
For me as an athlete, it’s inspiring to watch. And meeting him after watching him for so many years, and seeing how humble he is and how much of a philanthropist he is, those are the kinds of things that I want to carry out in my life and in my career as well.’
