I was at the Olympic Games winning medals and I still doubted my image. I doubted what I looked like. That's sad.
Shawn JohnsonGymnastics has made me strong. I feel like it broke me down to my lowest point, but at the same time, it has given me the greatest strength anyone could ask for.
Shawn JohnsonTo have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to go for a skill because I'm thinking, 'My knee hurts really bad.'
Shawn JohnsonAfter 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career.
Shawn JohnsonTo finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it's the best feeling in the world.
Shawn JohnsonI feel like if you compare the commentary, what's covered with female athletics, as with men. On any given day, if a guy competes, you're going to critique his technique and his performance, training. With a girl, you don't do the same thing. You might mention a little bit of that, but you're also going to get what she was wearing, how she performed, what she looked like. I feel like it should be the same.
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