Beam Quote by Shawn Johnson

“After a series of traumas, one can lose the capacity to feel fear appropriately.”

— Jessica Stern

Even when I was hurt with triple ACL reconstructive surgeries, there was a target on my back. I had to come back and fight…

— Dominick Cruz

All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room and…

— Lady Gaga

I swallowed the fear. It’s always there– fear– and if you don’t stay on top of it, you’ll drown. I swallowed again and stood…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

“And I learn that facing your greatest fear is liberating. You no longer have to worry about it, because it has already happened. And…

— Wendy Wunder

When I broke my leg on the dirt bike, fear got the best of me that day. I hesitated. I didn't hit it as…

— Jeff Hardy

I always try to push through fear. I won't be crippled by it. People say, 'Oh you take such risks,' or 'You're brave'. And…

— Nicole Kidman

Then came a bigger fear. Not the threat of imminent injury, but the fear that if I didn't go back up, I would be…

— John Sherman

“I used to fear things like not having enough alcohol and drugs, or the money to get them. Now I fear someone holding me…

— Volatalistic Phil

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you’ve really stopped to look fear in the face.You must do the thing…

— Hotch

“I think maybe the reason I have spent most of my life being afraid is that I have been trying to prepare myself, to…

— John Green

Basically, I was a little bit nervous before competing beam at the Olympics, and I had this nervous thing to just talk to myself,…

— Laurie Hernandez