Shawn Johnson Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train!”

“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.”

“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.”

“My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.”

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

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

“I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.”

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

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