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Shawn Johnson quotes: My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold.

Of course, when you're training your whole life to get to the Olympics, you train for gold.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London.

I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I didn't make it a priority, and as a result my knee didn't heal to the extent it should have.

I didn't make it a priority, and as a result my knee didn't heal to the extent it should have.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I want to go to college, obviously go to London and just kind of figure out the rest of my life.

I want to go to college, obviously go to London and just kind of figure out the rest of my life.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Gymnastics is so complex.

Gymnastics is so complex.

Shawn Johnson quotes: The body is an amazing machine ... If you eat the right things your body will perform incredibly well!

The body is an amazing machine ... If you eat the right things your body will perform incredibly well!

Shawn Johnson quotes: 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.'

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.'

Shawn Johnson quotes: I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.

I started taking gymnastic classes when I was 3 years old.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I don't call them sacrifices. I call them exchanges.

I don't call them sacrifices. I call them exchanges.

Shawn Johnson quotes: People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.

Shawn Johnson quotes: It's about putting in the hours and going through the paces.

It's about putting in the hours and going through the paces.

Shawn Johnson quotes: 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.

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.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.

I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.

Shawn Johnson quotes: 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.

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.

Shawn Johnson quotes: My knee is almost back to normal. I am back in training.

My knee is almost back to normal. I am back in training.

Shawn Johnson quotes: A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I don't want to be all power and muscle.

I don't want to be all power and muscle.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

Shawn Johnson quotes: To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.

To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

Shawn Johnson quotes: 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.

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 quotes: People put too much emphasis on looks.

People put too much emphasis on looks.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!

I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!

Shawn Johnson quotes: I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.

I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life.

I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Staying healthy and consistent is paramount.

Staying healthy and consistent is paramount.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one.

I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Well-I don't know if anyone would really ask me to prom.

Well-I don't know if anyone would really ask me to prom.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I have a healthy lifestyle, but there's nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that.

I have a healthy lifestyle, but there's nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I don't know where I'm really going to cha cha, but hopefully I can find a place.

I don't know where I'm really going to cha cha, but hopefully I can find a place.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.

I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.

Shawn Johnson quotes: My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.

Gymnastics taught me everything - life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.

I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Gymnastics is not only a good thing to live by, but it is important to understand how it does help you in life.

Gymnastics is not only a good thing to live by, but it is important to understand how it does help you in life.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I usually work out 4 hours a day during the week and 5 to 6 hours on Saturday, with Sundays off.

I usually work out 4 hours a day during the week and 5 to 6 hours on Saturday, with Sundays off.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.

Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

Shawn Johnson quotes: Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I know how much more I need to do to be where I want.

I know how much more I need to do to be where I want.

Shawn Johnson quotes: After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.

After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.

Shawn Johnson quotes: I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus.

I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus.

Shawn Johnson quotes: 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.

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.