
Winning Balance
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At age 20, American gymnast Shawn Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold and silver medalist; a national- and world-champion athlete. 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. Yet Shawn is no stranger to hard work and adversity. 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. 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. She wasn't sure who she was anymore. She wasn't sure what her goals were. And she wasn't sure she was satisfied with where she was with her faith and God. 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.
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Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Note from Shawn
- My Lord's Prayer
- Introduction
- Part 1: Finding Fire
- Chapter 1: Unbreakable
- Chapter 2: Finding My Place
- Chapter 3: Just a Normal Girl
- Chapter 4: Inspiration
- Chapter 5: The Secret Video
- Chapter 6: Not Your Average Summer Camp
- Chapter 7: "Who Is That Girl?"
- Chapter 8: Watch Me, World!
- Chapter 9: A Cast and Some Power Tools
- Chapter 10: Travails and Trials
- Chapter 11: Nothing Is Certain
- Part 2: Champion
- Chapter 12: Handstands at 35,000 Feet
- Chapter 13: The Showdown
- Chapter 14: The Day I Grew Up
- Chapter 15: Do Not Make Bob Costas Angry
- Chapter 16: A Truly Winning Balance
- Chapter 17: More Than I'd Bargained For
- Chapter 18: Last Night in Beijing
- Chapter 19: Proud to Be an American
- Chapter 20: The Best of Both Worlds
- Part 3: Dancing through Life
- Chapter 21: Hollywood, Here I Come!
- Chapter 22: Finding My Space
- Chapter 23: An Arresting Development
- Chapter 24: Little Bullets
- Chapter 25: The Mirror Ball of Glory
- Chapter 26: Learning to Be Me Again
- Chapter 27: Shaping Up
- Chapter 28: How God Became More Real to Me
- Chapter 29: Wipeout
- Part 4: Coming Back
- Chapter 30: Everything Changes
- Chapter 31: The Surprise Announcement
- Chapter 32: A New Identity
- Chapter 33: Just Believe
- Chapter 34: No Regrets
- Epilogue: Summer 2012
- My Heart
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- About the Author
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