Shawn Johnson East
đ€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So that was like a contractually paying job.
Yeah.
It's crazy.
Yeah.
Yes, I was on the smaller size of the team, but gymnasts tend to be smaller.
Not because it stunts your growth, but because it's just kind of like â it's like weeding out the 4'11 people out of the NBA.
Yeah, for sure.
Fine.
But, I mean, there aren't many gymnasts over, like, 5'5".
4'11".
Yeah, all of us.
No, no.
I mean, my parents are both short.
My grandparents were, like my mother's side, were all six-footers.
My dad's side are all short.
So there are ways to get around this.
Hear me out for a second.
But like in the Olympics, Olympic gymnastics.
All of the equipment, so vault bars being floor, they're set and they're fixed.
You can't move them, change them, raise them, lower them.