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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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Shannon Miller
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 10
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Gymnastics is a lot like life. You don't become an Elite gymnast by bickering and having a negative attitude. You have to be positive to get to that level.
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You have to remember that no matter how big your goals or how many you have, there are going to be times when you miss by a little bit. You have to be realistic and flexible. One reason I have so many smaller goals is that even if my big goals don't happen, I've still achieved so much along the way, I don't feel the loss.
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And we realized that it was kind of a starting point for gymnastics, to go professional, and also to just get a lot more of the audiences in the arenas on the off years, in the years that we're not in the Olympics.
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Doing your best is more important than being the best.
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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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I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.
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Goals have to be realistic and flexible.
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I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.
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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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So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.
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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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I don't believe that there's anyone in the world without a competitive bone in their body.
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If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to take on the workload of going to the gym every day, rain or shine.
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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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Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of 'what ifs' and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win.
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If you can't handle all the injuries and scars, choose a less demanding sport.
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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 thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.
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I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.
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