'Heart of a champion' and 'epitome of greatness': Tributes for Vonn

Athletes from the past and present as well as celebrities have paid tribute to American skier Lindsey Vonn who broke her leg in the Olympic downhill she contested with a torn cruciate knee ligament. Speed queen Vonn, 41, suffered the knee injury on January 30 and still decided to race on Sunday at the Milan/Cortina Games, for which she had come out of retirement last season.

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