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There's always a chance. Anything can happen.

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
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I don't think I've ever not gotten nervous. When you work so hard for one special day or routine, you want to perform it better than you ever have. We always say at our gym, If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.
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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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Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold.
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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 don't want to be all power and muscle.
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I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.
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I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.
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