Shawn Johnson quotes

Shawn Johnson is an American former artistic gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. She gained fame after winning multiple medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and several world championship titles. She continues to inspire as a public figure, author, and advocate for healthy living. Here are 52 of her quotes:

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. (Shawn Johnson)
Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect. View quote
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Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice. View quote
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Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about. View quote
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I have a healthy lifestyle, but there's nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that. View quote
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Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. View quote
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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. View quote
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I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now. View quote
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I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus. View quote
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The body is an amazing machine... If you eat the right things your body will perform incredibly well! View quote
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My coach, Liang Chow, had one rule while I was training for the 2008 Olympics: no skiing. I could do anything I wanted outside the gym, he said, except ski. (Shawn Johnson)
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. View quote
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After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career. View quote
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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. View quote
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I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. View quote
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In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued. View quote
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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. View quote
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Gymnastics is so complex. View quote
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I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London. View quote
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I live for Pilates reformer class. I go at least three times a week. It's a great way to lengthen your muscles, stretch, and kind of relax your mind. View quote
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I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics. (Shawn Johnson)
People put too much emphasis on looks. View quote
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I know how much more I need to do to be where I want. View quote
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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. View quote
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I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old. View quote
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Shawn Johnson

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Photo: The Ray Center - CHARACTER COUNTS!, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Athlete
Born: January 19, 1992
Quotes count: 52