153 Quotes by Shawn Johnson

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.

I have a healthy lifestyle, but there’s nothing you can really do to prevent from rolling an ankle or something like that.

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.’

I don’t call them sacrifices. I call them exchanges.

I always feel like I’m the young one, I’m the small one.

I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That’s sad.

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’ve never had a teammate competing with me my whole life.

I don’t think I’ve ever not gotten nervous. When you work so hard for one special day or routine, you want to perform it better than you ever have. We always say at our gym, If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.