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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.

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Shawn Johnson
Age: 32
Born: 1992
Born: January 19
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