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" It's been strange and weird watching the other girls at the U.S. Olympic trials just because I was training to be out there myself. "
Shawn Johnson
Training
Strange
Myself
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" I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus. "
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" Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. "
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" I don't feel like a star; I never have. I don't feel like a star; I never have. I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. "
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" Gymnastics is so complex. "
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" When I was 3 my parents put me in gymnastics because I was a bundle of energy and they just didn't know what to do with me! They put me in a Tots class and I just fell in love with it. "
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" A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself. "
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" I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics. "
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" I didn't make it a priority, and as a result my knee didn't heal to the extent it should have. "
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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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" I have a healthy lifestyle, but there's nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that. "
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" It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn't handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking. "
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" Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice. "
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" I know how much more I need to do to be where I want. "
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" People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. "
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" I'm pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It's still not back to normal, and I don't know if it ever will be, but I'm learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. "
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Learning
" My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal. "
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Me
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" I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008. "
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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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" I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old. "
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Started
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" Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about. "
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" I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy. "
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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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Me
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" Every year I just kept going back to gymnastics, but I didn't start out training 10 hours a day. When I turned 10 or 11, I got more serious and I focused a lot on making it to the elite level, and from there I just kept going. "
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" Staying healthy and consistent is paramount. "
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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. "
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" I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it. "
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" I'm doing four hours of gymnastics training a day, six days a week and then an extra two to three hours in a fitness center as well. "
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" My knee is almost back to normal. I am back in training. "
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