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" Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold. "
Shawn Johnson
Gold
Your
You
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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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" 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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" 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 told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport. "
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" I had surgery to repair the ACL in February 2010 and was back in the gym by June, but rushed things too quickly and ended up re-tearing my MCL in September. "
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" Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. "
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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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" 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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" Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges. "
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" It's about putting in the hours and going through the paces. "
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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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" I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old. "
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" 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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" 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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" To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to go for a skill because I'm thinking, 'My knee hurts really bad.' "
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" I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep! "
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" Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect. "
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Life
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" A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself. "
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Impossible
Gymnastics
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" I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: 'OK, I'm getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.' "
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Ready
Back
Doubt
" I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life. "
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Never
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" I know how much more I need to do to be where I want. "
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Where
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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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" People put too much emphasis on looks. "
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" I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete. "
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" 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. "
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Road
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