A lot of the book was about her training as a gymnast which I didn't relate to but I'm sure would be of interest to other gymnasts. Shawn Johnson describes her early childhood and experiences leading up to her winning Gold and Silver medals at the Beijing Olympic Games. As a Christian Auto-Biography it fell short.
As an Auto-Biography it was okay although I stopped reading it for a while as another book looked more interesting. Could she find the right kind of success in life-the kind that doesn’t involve medals or trophies, but peace, love, and lasting joy? This is the amazing true journey of how the young woman who won an Olympic gold medal on the balance beam became even more balanced. And she wasn’t sure she was satisfied with where she was with her faith and God. And later, she suffered a staggering injury in a skiing accident that forced her life to a halt and made her rethink what was really important. Her loss of the major gymnastics prize everyone expected her to win in Beijing, the all-around Olympic gold medal, was the loss of a dream she’d worked for since childhood. Yet Shawn is no stranger to hard work and adversity. Already a popular role model to all ages, in 2009 she captured the national spotlight again when she won the widely popular Dancing with the Stars. She has been honored with numerous awards for her contribution to gymnastics.At age 20, American gymnast Shawn Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist a national- and world-champion athlete. Further, she also won silver in team, all-around and floor events at the Beijing Olympics. As a 16-year old rising star, she went on to rule the world of gymnastics by striking gold in the balance beam event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. Besides, she also bagged the world title in floor exercise. By winning gold in the all-around competition in 2007 World Championship in Stuttguart, she became the fourth American woman to claim a World Championship title in the event.
She is a three-time holder of US all-around championship-once as a junior and twice as a senior.
Shawn Johnson started competing in national junior events at the age of 12 and was a part of various national and international events as a senior, winning a number of titles. Introduced to gymnastics at the age of three, she plunged into gymnastics full-time to become a professional gymnast. Shawn Johnson is a retired American artistic gymnast who won balance beam gold at the Beijing Olympic Games.
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