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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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Shannon Miller
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 10
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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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Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
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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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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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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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There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.
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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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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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I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.
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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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Doing your best is more important than being the best.
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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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Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.
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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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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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There is always going to be a reason why you can't do something your job is to constantly look for the reasons why you can achieve your dreams.
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I share Len Saunders’ concerns about childhood obesity and getting kids to be active beginning at an early age.
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