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Shawn Johnson, born on January 19, 1992, is an accomplished American gymnast. He has made significant achievements in the gymnastics world, winning multiple world championships and Olympic gold medals.

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“Embrace your crazy.”

Acceptance Self Love Being Yourself Gymnastics Acceptance Of Oneself

Book:The Flip Side

Source: The Flip Side

“I fell in love with gymnastics. I love what I do now. I work with people that I love to be around. Success comes from that.”

People Gymnastics

Author:Shawn Johnson

“Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. And those wouldn't have happened had I not accepted my injury as a way to try something new.”

“Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.”

Responsibility Taught Discipline Lessons Life Lesson Gymnastics Gymnast

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“After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.”

Years Hard Running Careers Injury Gymnastics Landing Skis

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“A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.”

Impossible Gymnastics Comeback

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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.”

Wells Two Three Hours Four Week Six Training Extras Gymnastics

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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.”

Giving Opportunity Giving Up Tough Scary Expected Retirement Retiring Gymnastics Great Opportunity Funny Retirement

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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.”

Has Beens Might Able Easier Handle Knees Retiring Might Have Been Gymnastics Heartbreaking

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“Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.”

Movement Timing Gymnastics Precision

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“Gymnastics is so complex.”

Complexes Gymnastics

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“I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.”

Zero Gymnastics Basics

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

Amount Approach Difficulty Gymnastics Beijing

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“People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.”

People Tvs Extremes Olympics Gymnastics Intimidating

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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.”

Knows Energy Parent Class Gymnastics Bundles Tots

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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.”

Ifs Way Tears Return Blessing Harder Accomplished Elites Olympics Gymnastics

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“When it comes to gymnastics, you can be 30 points ahead going into that competition, but on that day, it's all about luck. It's about who has a good day, who stays healthy, it's how happy the judges are that day, there are so many different factors.”

Different Judging Healthy Luck Competition Factors Good Day Gymnastics Have A Good Day

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“Gymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it has given me the greatest strength anyone could ask for.”

Feels Made Asks Strong Given Broke Lowest Gymnastics Lowest Point

Author:Shawn Johnson

“As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.”

Humans Long Matter Done Mistake Perseverance Mess Persistence Making Mistakes Falling Down Gymnastics Overcoming Adversity Learning From Mistakes Learn From Your Mistakes We All Make Mistakes Steadfastness Getting Back Up

Book:Winning Balance: What Ive Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams

Source: Winning Balance: What Ive Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams

“I don't call them sacrifices. I call them exchanges.”

Sacrifice Gymnastics

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“Gymnastics is not only a good thing to live by, but it is important to understand how it does help you in life.”

Doe Important Helping Good Things Live By Gymnastics Gymnast

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“Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.”

Heart Mean Gymnastics

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“If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.”

Ifs Sports Loses Nerves Gymnastics

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“I don't think I've ever not gotten nervous. When you work so hard for one special day or routine, you want to perform it better than you ever have. We always say at our gym, If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.”

Ifs Thinking Want Hard Motivational Sports Loses Special Nervous Nerves Gym Routine Gymnastics Better Than You

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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!”

Ifs Thinking Want Goal Train Olympics Setting Goals Gymnastics

Author:Shawn Johnson

About the Author

Born: January 19, 1992
Known for: Gymnast
Quotes: 81

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