Golf icon Tiger Woods and skiing star Lindsey Vonn are still sidelined by injuries, but the popular couple is seeing a lot of positive things about their future despite suffering setbacks over the past several months.

Vonn said in an interview that they are having more time for each other over the past several weeks, making the rehab process easier than what it is supposed to be.

The former Olympic skiing champion pointed out that recovering from a major injury is tough, and she said that it is very important to have someone who knows what she is going through.

"Rehab is not a fun thing to do -- it's very monotonous and tedious and a lot of the same exercises over and over and over," Vonn said via CBS Denver. "But if you're going through rehab, it's nice to have a partner to do this with, someone who relates to your situation and that you can talk to, rehab and train together."

Woods has missed several competitions in recent weeks after undergoing surgery to treat a pinched nerve in his back, which was the main reason why he decided to skip last month's Masters.

Vonn, on the other hand, is still recovering from a second major knee surgery in her right knee, which forced her to skip her title defense at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The four-time World Cup champion underwent a major knee surgery last year to repair a torn ACL. She was on her way back to action late last year, but sustained another ACL tear while preparing for the Sochi Olympics.

When asked if she has regrets about returning too early from a long layoff, Vonn admitted that things could have been different had she waited for more time before intensifying her training regimen.

"If I would've maybe waited and saved it for the races, maybe it would've been different," Vonn said. "I don't know what brakes are. It's hard for me to slow myself down."

Vonn is very eager to return to competition, but she is preaching patience this time, adding that she is also trying to convince Woods not to overdo the rehab process.

"We remind ourselves not to push it too hard and to ask, 'How are you feeling?" Vonn said. "He knows I'm in pain and I know he's in pain. We understand each other. It's different when you're both experiencing it at the same time, even though they're two completely different injuries."