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" My knee is almost back to normal. I am back in training. "
Shawn Johnson
Back
I Am
I Am Back
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" When I was 3 my parents put me in gymnastics because I was a bundle of energy and they just didn't know what to do with me! They put me in a Tots class and I just fell in love with it. "
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" 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. "
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" It sounds funny, but the 2008 Olympics were something that just kind of happened, and I was lucky they came at a point when I was uninjured and well prepared. As a gymnast, you can't ask for much more. "
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" I started from zero and went back to the basics in gymnastics. "
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" I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete. "
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" I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008. "
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" I get less and less sleep these days, so when I have any down time all I want to do is sleep! "
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" I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. "
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" I love lean meats like chicken, turkey. I'm obsessed with sushi and fish in general. I eat a lot of veggies and hummus. "
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" People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. "
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" With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from. "
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Media
Literature
" I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy. "
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" I'm pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It's still not back to normal, and I don't know if it ever will be, but I'm learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. "
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" I usually work out 4 hours a day during the week and 5 to 6 hours on Saturday, with Sundays off. "
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Off
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" I have a chaperone everywhere I go - my mom. "
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" I live for Pilates reformer class. I go at least three times a week. It's a great way to lengthen your muscles, stretch, and kind of relax your mind. "
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Three
Week
" Every year I just kept going back to gymnastics, but I didn't start out training 10 hours a day. When I turned 10 or 11, I got more serious and I focused a lot on making it to the elite level, and from there I just kept going. "
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Start
Back
" When I was younger, my coach, Liang Chow, made all the decisions. I would go to the gym for practice, do exactly what Chow told me to do, go home, come back and start all over again. If Chow told me to do 50 squat jumps, I did 50 squat jumps. "
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" I didn't make it a priority, and as a result my knee didn't heal to the extent it should have. "
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Should
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" 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. "
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" I don't feel like a star; I never have. I don't feel like a star; I never have. I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself. "
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" I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London. "
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" I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it. "
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" My parents- they've been my biggest influences and supporters since day one. They teach me every day that happiness comes from within and not from something outside of your heart. "
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" Everything is about your movements and precision and timing, which is what gymnastics is about. "
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" I need to learn how to face challenges. "
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Need
Learn