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Shannon Miller
American
Athlete
About the author
Gymnastics is the type of sport where you can't take something that gives you more energy. Something may be great for the vault, but then you have the bars after it and you have to be more sedate for that.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#May
#Energy
My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Trying
#Business
At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Want
At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Country
#Job
Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Growing up
Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Time
#Right
#Obstacles
Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Exercise
For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Balance
#Exercise
We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Games
#Athletes
It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Education
#School
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Body
When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Years
#Games
#Television
#Events
There's never going to be a system that is fair to everyone.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
The rate of childhood obesity is just ridiculous. Anytime I can get involved with teaching them how to get physical exercise, I want to help in any way possible.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Teaching
#Help
#Exercise
#Childhood
#Obesity
Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#People
#May
#Expectations
It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Goal
In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Pretty
#Routine
I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Energy
I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Idea
#Knowledge
I got into law school to supplement my business background. I'm not planning to practice law.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Practice
#Law
#School
#Planning
#Business
I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Race
#Running
I will be talking with gymnasts from some of the other countries. I will be getting a feel for what they're thinking and what they're doing. It should be a really great meet.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Will
#Thinking
#Talking
#Countries
I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Now
#Accomplishment
I want to bring more gymnastics on television.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Want
#Television
I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Time
#Thought
#Running
#Marathon
I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Competition
I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Love
#Kids
#Smiles
#Faces
When you grow up on camera and in the public eye, you feel you have to put forth this image. I just took that to the extreme and there was a lot of pressure on me.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Eye
#Public
#Pressure
#Extreme
I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete
#Want
I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.
Shannon Miller,
American
Athlete