Latest Shawn Johnson Quotes from Interviews

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

  Shawn Johnson

  People, Pressure, Under Pressure

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• Everybody sacrifices something in an attempt to reach what they think society wants.

  Shawn Johnson

  Sacrifice, Thinking, Want

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

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

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  Always Trying, Mold, Fit

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• 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.

  Shawn Johnson

  Powerful, Athlete, Long

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• Critique the performance, and respect the hard work put in.

  Shawn Johnson

  Hard Work, Critique, Performances

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• 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.

  Shawn Johnson

  Skills, Focus, Needs

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• I 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.

  Shawn Johnson

  Girl, Men, Guy

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• It's nearly every country's tactic to keep their greatest competitors a secret.

  Shawn Johnson

  Country, Secret, Tactics

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• There's always a chance. Anything can happen.

  Shawn Johnson

  Chance, Anything Can Happen, Happens

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• That's the drama of our sport. Our margin of error is so small that anything can happen.

  Shawn Johnson

  Sports, Drama, Errors

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• 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.

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  Good Day, Gymnastics, Judging

  "Shawn Johnson gets more nervous watching Olympic Trials than she did competing". Interview with Maggie Hendricks, ftw.usatoday.com. July 27, 2016.

• 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.

  Shawn Johnson

  Gymnastics, People

• Don't force anything. Find what you love and stick with it.

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  Sticks, Force, What You Love

• 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.

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  Sports, Fun, Kids

• I think it's important for girls at a young age to be involved in as many things as possible. Especially safe communities of people that teach them great life lessons like self-confidence and courage. And getting girls to go to camp especially in the summer where they can meet new friends, learn new things, and not just sit at home and watch TV.

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  Summer, Girl, Life Lesson