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Shannon Miller [1977-0] American
Rank: 103
Athlete, Gymnast


Shannon Lee Miller is a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She was the 1993 and 1994 World All-Around Champion, the 1996 Olympics balance beam gold medalist, the 1995 Pan Am Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent Seven team at the Atlanta Olympics. 

Amazing, Education, Knowledge



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Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
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When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.
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I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition.
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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.
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Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.
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I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there. Knowledge
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In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.
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It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems. Amazing, Education
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There's never going to be a system that is fair to everyone.
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Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.
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I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.
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In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through.
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Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that.
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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.
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I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.
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I got into law school to supplement my business background. I'm not planning to practice law.
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I want to bring more gymnastics on television.
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I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things.
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I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
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I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything.
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It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good.
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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.
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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.
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At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.
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Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.
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For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.
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I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.
201
I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.
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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.
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I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.
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I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest.
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My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.
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There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.
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We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.
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