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. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
It might have been easier to retire, to say my knee couldn’t handle it and let that be that. At the same time, the prospect of not being able to compete in gymnastics anymore was heartbreaking. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
I don’t know where I’m really going to cha cha, but hopefully I can find a place. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal, it’s the best feeling in the world. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
Gymnastics taught me everything – life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do. Shawn Johnson Read Quote
