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“There's always a chance. Anything can happen.”

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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. more

“I feel like if you compare the commentary, what's covered with female athletics, as with men. On any given day, if a guy competes, you're going to critique his technique and his performance, training. With a girl, you don't do the same thing. You might mention a little bit of that, but you're also going to get what she was wearing, how she performed, what she looked like. I feel like it should be the same.”

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“Critique the performance, and respect the hard work put in.”

Hard Hard Work Performances Critique

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“I feel like when there's so much conversation about women's athletics right now, we need to focus on their performance and their skill.”

Needs Feels Focus Right Now Skills Conversation Performances Athletics

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“I was always known as that stocky, muscular, powerful, short, athlete. People always wondered if I was on steroids, and it was because I wasn't that long and lean, flexible, artistic gymnast. It didn't affect me too much but it got to the point where I tried to be that long and lean gymnast, and it just wasn't possible.”

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“Everybody sacrifices something in an attempt to reach what they think society wants.”

Thinking Want Sacrifice

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“I was always trying to be leaner and thinner to fit the standard and the mold.”

Trying Fit Standards Mold Always Trying

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