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My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

Shawn Johnson

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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
Grounded
Keeps
Calm
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I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.
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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.
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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.
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I was always trying to be leaner and thinner to fit the standard and the mold.
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I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!
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That's the drama of our sport. Our margin of error is so small that anything can happen.
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I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.
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I was under pressure because of what people were saying about my physique.
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Everything for me started with my love of the sport. In society we're losing the fun with kids and pushing success on them too hard. Success comes from fun.
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I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.
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I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.
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