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
Something my mom taught me when I was little is that everything happens for a reason. – Shawn Johnson
I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but Im not obsessive over it. – 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
When it comes to raising civilized kids there are no hard rules, but there are two things on which most parents agree: Boys are generally wilder than girls, and adolescents are wilder than kids of any other age. If youve got an adolescent boy, youre in the sweet spot for trouble. – Jeffrey Kluger