Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson
Shawn Machel Johnsonis an American retired artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team, all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. Johnson is also a five-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the team titles in 2007 and 2011, as well as titles in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam in 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth19 January 1992
CountryUnited States of America
mom giving-up gymnastics
Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected. And those wouldn't have happened had I not accepted my injury as a way to try something new.
gymnastics people olympics
People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating.
mom my-mom chaperones
I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom.
dream team goal
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.
sports gymnastics nerves
If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.
people too-much looks
People put too much emphasis on looks.
fitness-motivational healthy consistent
Staying healthy and consistent is paramount.
good-day gymnastics judging
When it comes to gymnastics, you can be 30 points ahead going into that competition, but on that day, it's all about luck. It's about who has a good day, who stays healthy, it's how happy the judges are that day, there are so many different factors.
feelings gold world
To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.
gymnastics beijing difficulty
My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.
girl training trials
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.
teammate whole-life competing
I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life.
healthy rolling ankles
I have a healthy lifestyle, but there's nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that.
believe athlete olympic-athlete
I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.