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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
Rolla
Missouri
Athletic
Always
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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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So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.
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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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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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I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.
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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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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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Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
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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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Doing your best is more important than being the best.
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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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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 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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I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.
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I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.
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Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.
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I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
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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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