Shawn Johnson Quotes

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Shawn Johnson

Profession : Athlete

Birth : January 19, 1992

My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart.

Shawn Johnson

People put too much emphasis on looks.

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We're taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that you're never perfect and that you're never good enough.

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It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more.

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My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

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Staying healthy and consistent is paramount.

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I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.

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I don't want to be all power and muscle.

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I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.

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I usually work out 4 hours a day during the week and 5 to 6 hours on Saturday, with Sundays off.

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A typical practice consists of practicing every event for about an hour. A lot of people assume I have private coaching, but I work out with 13 other girls at the gym!

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When I was 3 my parents put me in gymnastics because I was a bundle of energy and they just didn't know what to do with me! They put me in a Tots class and I just fell in love with it.

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Every year I just kept going back to gymnastics, but I didn't start out training 10 hours a day. When I turned 10 or 11, I got more serious and I focused a lot on making it to the elite level, and from there I just kept going.

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I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!

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I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train!

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I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.

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Gymnastics is so complex.

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Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason.

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Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

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I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.

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