“My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount o...” — Shawn Johnson Quote

My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do.

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.

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.

I fell in love with running, and I finally have time to do it now.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Spain is facing an economic situation of extreme difficulty, I repeat, of extreme difficulty, and anyone who doesn't understand that is fooling themselves.

I think the biggest difficulty from transitioning from professional wrestling to the acting world is generally toning down your performance.

It's often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by ennobling us.

That's the difficulty with free-kicks, as you get one, maybe two, and that's why it's tough. You have to score.