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My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do. (Shawn Johnson)
A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself. View quote
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My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal. View quote
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People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. View quote
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I had surgery to repair the ACL in February 2010 and was back in the gym by June, but rushed things too quickly and ended up re-tearing my MCL in September. View quote
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Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold. View quote
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I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life. View quote
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I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries. View quote
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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. View quote
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Staying healthy and consistent is paramount. View quote
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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! (Shawn Johnson)
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! View quote
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I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom. View quote
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To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to go for a skill because I'm thinking, 'My knee hurts really bad.' View quote
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I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it. View quote
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I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad. View quote
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Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges. View quote
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It's been strange and weird watching the other girls at the U.S. Olympic trials just because I was training to be out there myself. View quote
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I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport. View quote
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With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from. View quote
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I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: 'OK, I'm getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.' (Shawn Johnson)
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. View quote
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To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. View quote
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It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn't handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking. View quote
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I don't want to be all power and muscle. View quote
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Photo: The Ray Center - CHARACTER COUNTS!, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Athlete
Born: January 19, 1992
Quotes count: 52