153 Quotes by Shawn Johnson

I was always trying to be leaner and thinner to fit the standard and the mold.

Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.

Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

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

I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

My knee is almost back to normal. I am back in training.

Everything for me started with my love of the sport. In society we're losing the fun with kids and pushing success on them too hard. Success comes from fun.

I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics.

I was under pressure because of what people were saying about my physique.