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Shawn Johnson Quotes

Shawn Johnson quotes

American Athlete January 19, 1992

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Shawn Johnson quote: "Everything is about your movements and precision and timing,..."
Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about. Shawn Johnson
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. Shawn Johnson
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. 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. Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson quote: "Something my mom taught me when I was little is that..."
Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson quote: "I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom."
I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom. Shawn Johnson
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. Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson quote: "Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice."
Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice. Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson quote: "I don't know where I'm really going to cha cha, but hopefully..."
I don't know where I'm really going to cha cha, but hopefully I can find a place. Shawn Johnson
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. Shawn Johnson
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. Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson quote: "I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one."
I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. Shawn Johnson
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
Shawn Johnson quote: "Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges."
Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges. Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson quote: "I need to learn how to face challenges."
I need to learn how to face challenges. Shawn Johnson

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