When I was younger, my coach, Liang Chow, made all the decisions. I would go to the gym … - Shawn Johnson

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Shawn Johnson

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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My coach, Liang Chow, had one rule while I was training for the 2008 Olympics: no skiing. I could do anything I wanted outside the gym, he said, except ski.

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My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

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If you lose the nerves, you lose the sport.

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I know how much more I need to do to be where I want.

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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.

2008, Athlete, Day, Half, Sports, Taken

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