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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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Shannon Miller
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 10
Artistic Gymnast
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Missouri
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So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.
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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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I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things
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Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.
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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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