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I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things

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Shannon Miller
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: March 10
Artistic Gymnast
Gymnast
Lawyer
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Missouri
Athletic
Always
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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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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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There are parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but counting on them to motivate you isn't fair. They've all got their own lives, and while the may be able to help you out, if you can motivate yourself, then you're golden.
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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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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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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 uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
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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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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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I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.
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I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.
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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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We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.
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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 don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.
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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 think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.
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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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