Shawn Johnson | time
I’m trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.
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Shawn Johnson | sad
I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That’s sad.
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Shawn Johnson | learning
I’m pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It’s still not back to normal, and I don’t know if it ever will be, but I’m learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before.
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Shawn Johnson | home
When I was younger, my coach, Liang Chow, made all the decisions. I would go to the gym for practice, do exactly what Chow told me to do, go home, come back and start all over again. If Chow told me to do 50 squat jumps, I did 50 squat jumps.
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Shawn Johnson | happiness
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.
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Shawn Johnson | funny
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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Shawn Johnson | fitness
I’m doing four hours of gymnastics training a day, six days a week and then an extra two to three hours in a fitness center as well.
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