In the debut episode of ESPN's Fearless Conversation with Abby Wambach, soccer player Wambach addressed athlete retirement in conversations with Kobe Bryant and Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO). In her interview, Vonn stated that before she retires, she would like to race against the best men in the world.
“Mentally I’m just as fired up as I’ve ever been,” Vonn told Wambach. “The goal is definitely to make it to the next Olympics in South Korea in 2018, so that’s two more seasons, but I’m really hoping for three more seasons… In my final season, I would like to race against the men in one race.”
Vonn said she has started the process to figure out how racing the men can be accomplished. “It’s going to be definitely a hard thing to get done with all the ski federations involved, but that’s my goal.”
“My final hurrah!" said Vonn. "Beat some boys and then call it a day.”
