Shannon Miller Quotes

Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

Doing your best is more important than being the best.

I want to bring more gymnastics on television.

Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.

It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good.

I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.

Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.

In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.

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

Other people may not have had high expectations for me ... but I had high expectations for myself.

I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition.

I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

If you can't handle all the injuries and scars, choose a less demanding sport.

So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.

I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything.

At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.

I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.

It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.

I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest.

There's never going to be a system that is fair to everyone.

I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.

My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.

I share Len Saunders' concerns about childhood obesity and getting kids to be active beginning at an early age.

Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.

In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through.

I got into law school to supplement my business background. I'm not planning to practice law.

It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work for.

Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again.

Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.

We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.

For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.

Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

There are no limits on your dreams if you're willing to work for it

I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there.

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.

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

I don't believe that there's anyone in the world without a competitive bone in their body.