Johnson, Teri (August 8, 2008). "My Gold Medal Girl". Family > Parenting Archive. Guideposts. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
Johnson, Teri (August 8, 2008). "My Gold Medal Girl". Family > Parenting Archive. Guideposts. Archived from the original on August 23, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
"Mid-morning in Invesco Field at Mile High, and the most popular celebrity in sight is gymnast Shawn Johnson. The Iowa teen took the podium in tie-dyed T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops to check out the arena where she’ll reportedly be leading the pledge of allegiance several hours from now." Stephanie Simon (August 28, 2008). "Denver Convention: Inside Invesco". Wall Street Journal.