Shawn Johnson

Athlete

1992-01-19

Quotes by Shawn Johnson

• 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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• 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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• Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

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

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

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

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

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