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.' Shawn Johnson More Quotes by Shawn Johnson More Quotes From Shawn Johnson Gymnastics is so complex. Shawn Johnson complexes gymnastics After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career. Shawn Johnson gymnastics running years 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 gymnastics giving-up retirement 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 training gymnastics two 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 ankles rolling healthy 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 tears doubt mind A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself. Shawn Johnson comeback gymnastics impossible I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics. Shawn Johnson basics gymnastics zero I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete. Shawn Johnson olympic-athlete athlete believe In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what was going on around me. If I am given that opportunity again to go to the Olympics and be an athlete I want to take it all in because I feel like this is my last shot and I want to feel the team spirit. I want to really live and breathe the USA. Shawn Johnson team athlete opportunity 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 pain struggle games 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. Shawn Johnson gymnastics parent class To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world. Shawn Johnson gold feelings world Staying healthy and consistent is paramount. Shawn Johnson fitness-motivational consistent healthy People put too much emphasis on looks. Shawn Johnson too-much people looks People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. Shawn Johnson olympics gymnastics people My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do. Shawn Johnson beijing difficulty gymnastics 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. Shawn Johnson relax mind class 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. Shawn Johnson focus joy reality I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life. Shawn Johnson teammate whole-life competing
