"Thank you visitors, friends old and new. Your encouragement has been overwhelming and has touched me deeply. As I recovered several years ago, I was able to return to competition and perform at a level that has exceeded all expectation, becoming the best brakeman again. Yet during the last few years, I have been told by my sport that I am too old and that I need to retire as they have strategically and capriciously kept me from competing. However, I believe that age is only a number; dreams and goals are NOT limited or governed by our age, and neither is our ability! I am currently preparing for the upcoming 2009-2010 Olympic season. Your messages of faith and inspiration have served as great motivation and continue to give me strength as I prepare for what may be my biggest challenge - an opportunity to compete. Thank You!"
-Gea Johnson

Gea Johnson has excelled throughout her academic and amateur athletic career as a scholar athlete, world class heptathlete, Olympic weightlifter and as America's first Ms. National Fitness champion. She represented the USA as a member of the 2002 US Olympic Bobsleigh Team and was recently inducted into the most prestigious ASU Sports Hall of Fame in September of 2007!

"A champion doesn't always win with ease. A true champion has faced adversity, tasted failure, seen disappointment, and yet still rises to the challenge on every front, emerging victorious with a bold determination to share the process with others."
- Gea Johnson 1999