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
hard-work critique
Critique the performance, and respect the hard work put in.
running
I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.
sleep want these-days
I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep!
yoga reality phones
Hot yoga is the best. When you're in [class], there are no cell phones, no talking, no distractions. You're taking a leave from reality for an hour or so.
focus
I feel like when there's so much conversation about women's athletics right now, we need to focus on their performance and their skill.
gymnastics people
I fell in love with gymnastics. I love what I do now. I work with people that I love to be around. Success comes from that.
sticks force what-you-love
Don't force anything. Find what you love and stick with it.
funny young young-ones
I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one.
team athlete opportunity
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.
pain struggle games
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.
challenges faces taught
Injury taught me I need to learn how to face challenges.
june september february
I had surgery to repair the ACL in February 2010 and was back in the gym by June, but rushed things too quickly and ended up re-tearing my MCL in September.
sports done gymnast
I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.
powerful athlete long
I was always known as that stocky, muscular, powerful, short, athlete. People always wondered if I was on steroids, and it was because I wasn't that long and lean, flexible, artistic gymnast. It didn't affect me too much but it got to the point where I tried to be that long and lean gymnast, and it just wasn't possible.