#gymnast

People only see gymnastics on TV and in the Olympics at such an extreme. So it can be intimidating. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#gymnastics #intimidating #olympics #only #people

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. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#bundle #class #energy #fell #gymnastics

I didn't want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally. ↗

— Gene Kelly

#athlete #came #college #dancer #did

Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#always #career #definitely #favorite #fun

I had ridiculous amounts of energy. Mom's like, you're driving me crazy - do you want to try gymnastics? From the moment I started it, I loved it and it kind of was like storybook from there. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#driving #energy #gymnastics #had #i

I learned Tae Kwon Do and gymnastics and I have a trainer. ↗

— Ashley Scott

#i #learned #trainer

Gymnastics is so complex. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#gymnastics

In high school I never went to the prom because I was too consumed with gymnastics. Also, with my hair in pigtails and looking about 10, I wasn't exactly date material. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#also #because #consumed #date #exactly

Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball. ↗

— Jennie Finch

#amazing #baseball #baseball players #basketball #board

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

#anymore #been #being #compete #easier