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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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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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So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.
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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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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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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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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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Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.
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If you can't handle all the injuries and scars, choose a less demanding sport.
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I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things
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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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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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Doing your best is more important than being the best.
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I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything
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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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