"I don't call them sacrifices. I call them exchanges."

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Source : "Gymnastic Gold: Interview with Shawn Johnson and Her Mom, Teri". Interview by Ilyssa Panitz, www.parents.com.

Shawn Johnson

#Gymnastics Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“The pack is very important for a dog. Once you give him the right pack and the right energy, you look at him.”
“Those of us who obsess over every word and action are constantly recalling past events, but that doesn't make them any less painful, nor does it help us transcend them. To write memoir, you have to not only recollect past events, you have to revisit them. You have to get back to the mental and emotional state you were in during those events.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Golf is the cruelest game, because eventually it will drag you out in front of the whole school, take your lunch money and slap you around.”
“Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects.”

Source : CNN Interview, www.cnn.com. June 6, 2008.
“I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.”
“All these years I kept my true nature hidden, running along like a small shadow so nobody could catch me. -Ying Ying”
“People in big empty places are likely to behave very much as the gods did on Olympus.”
“The voice of every kid hooked on drugs, alcohol or the occult joins the sad chorus "Not me! I didn't think it could ever happen to me. I was sure I could handle it.”

Source : Beatrice Sparks (1990). “Jay's Journal”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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