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" I was able to do Classics, the U.S. national championships and the Pan American Games and feel like I improved with each meet, but I was still struggling with a lot of residual pain from the two surgeries. "

Shawn Johnson

Feel

Two

Pain

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Shawn Johnson

Nothing

Lifestyle

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Shawn Johnson

Funny

Kind

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Shawn Johnson

Challenges

Need

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Shawn Johnson

Opportunities

Tough

" I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom. "

Shawn Johnson

Mom

Everywhere

" In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued. "