Gymnastics taught me everything – life lessons, responsibility and discipline and respect. – Shawn Johnson
Were taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that youre never perfect and that youre never good enough. – Shawn Johnson
Im pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. Its still not back to normal, and I dont know if it ever will be, but Im learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. – Shawn Johnson
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 cant ask for much more. – Shawn Johnson
I was raised Jewish, my wife was raised Catholic. Though we respect each others heritage, and while many of our friends are deeply religious, we have chosen to focus on our similarities, not our differences. We teach our children compassion, charity, honesty and the benefits of hard work. – Steven Levitan