Quote

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

Shawn Johnson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Shawn Johnson
Age: 32
Born: 1992
Born: January 19
Artistic Gymnast
Athlete
Gymnast
Des Moines
Iowa
Shawn Machel Johnson East
Shawn Johnson
Shawn Machel Johnson
Comeback
Gymnastics
Impossible
Almost

More quotes by Shawn Johnson

Image
People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.
Shawn Johnson
Image
Gymnastics is so complex.
Shawn Johnson
Image
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.
Shawn Johnson
Image
Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.
Shawn Johnson
Image
It's been strange and weird watching the other girls at the U.S. Olympic trials just because I was training to be out there myself.
Shawn Johnson
Image
After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.
Shawn Johnson
Image
I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!
Shawn Johnson
Image
I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries.
Shawn Johnson
Image
I was always trying to be leaner and thinner to fit the standard and the mold.
Shawn Johnson
Image
Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.
Shawn Johnson
Image
Were taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that youre never perfect and that youre never good enough.
Shawn Johnson
Image
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.
Shawn Johnson
Image
That's the drama of our sport. Our margin of error is so small that anything can happen.
Shawn Johnson
Image
Hot yoga is the best. When you're in [class], there are no cell phones, no talking, no distractions. You're taking a leave from reality for an hour or so.
Shawn Johnson
Image
I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008.
Shawn Johnson
Image
I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.
Shawn Johnson
Image
I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus.
Shawn Johnson
Image
My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.
Shawn Johnson
Image
Gymnastics is not only a good thing to live by, but it is important to understand how it does help you in life.
Shawn Johnson
Image
I was under pressure because of what people were saying about my physique.
Shawn Johnson