Shawn Johnson Quotes (17 Quotes)

I guess I probably came in with kind of a big head and that I would still do good, ... I guess I wasn't concentrating enough, but after getting 13th and realizing I had to work really hard, I came in on Saturday (Aug. 13) knowing what I had to do. There were little things I could have done better (on Thursday). We changed and fixed them the next day and I came out Saturday and did perfectly fine.

This is my first year as an elite, so it's a big accomplishment to have come this far already. I just hope to keep doing more. I still have the hardest part to go.

The only way we could be closer is if we had the same parents.

Even the whole second half, we dug ourselves out of a 13-point lead (at the half), strictly by playing defense.

They've got much more opportunity on the upside, as they continue to build their infrastructure, ... When you compare it to pure biotech companies, it tends to have more certainty about where it's headed.

Experience just took over. You can tell they're a very seasoned team. They knew what to do at the right time. We're still trying to learn how to play with each other, but I like the progress right before the playoffs.

IBM ( IBM ) is still in the way of e-commerce. It will be a big player in the e-commerce moving forward. Its had a price readjustment, ... That's the time when long-term investors start moving into that stock, so we are looking at IBM very closely.

We've been preaching (good passing) since the beginning, and today was our best performance this season.

I don't feel like a star; I never have. I don't feel like a star; I never have. I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.

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Another pick is New Era of Networks ( NEON ). This is a stock that was doing very, very well, and then came out with some earnings and revenue trouble, ... It has a big partner in IBM. IBM sort of slowed on its sales a little bit, and crushed the stock. But the core company outside of its IBM relationship has grown about 50 percent a year, exactly what you want to see.

The storm took place on the 29th and to say as of today, that's a long time to say I'm going to meet your needs, immediate needs. My immediate needs should have been taken care of a long time ago, so that's a problem for me,

It's probably a good time to pick it up. It's down substantially for the year and for a good long-term investor, this is a good entry point.

At halftime we talked about lack of focus. I thought we did a pretty good job the second half of staying focused.

It is scarier now than ever. I need to work out as hard as possible now or I won't be able to achieve my goals. It is scary that any little slip could damage everything. I need to be careful with my health just to make sure I can push it that hard so I can make it.

My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.

The test, as far as the intangibles go, was that we wanted to make sure that we came out with a lot of energy, and defensively we did that.