American - Athlete | January 19, 1992 -
I didn't make it a priority, and as a result my knee didn't heal to the extent it should have.
Shawn Johnson
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I live for Pilates reformer class. I go at least three times a week. It's a great way to lengthen your muscles, stretch, and kind of relax your mind.
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The body is an amazing machine... If you eat the right things your body will perform incredibly well!
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My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart.
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People put too much emphasis on looks.
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We're taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that you're never perfect and that you're never good enough.
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I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.
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My coach, Liang Chow, had one rule while I was training for the 2008 Olympics: no skiing. I could do anything I wanted outside the gym, he said, except ski.
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When I was younger, my coach, Liang Chow, made all the decisions. I would go to the gym for practice, do exactly what Chow told me to do, go home, come back and start all over again. If Chow told me to do 50 squat jumps, I did 50 squat jumps.
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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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My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.
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Staying healthy and consistent is paramount.
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