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Were taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that youre never perfect and that youre never good enough.

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Shawn Johnson
Age: 32
Born: 1992
Born: January 19
Artistic Gymnast
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Des Moines
Iowa
Shawn Machel Johnson East
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