Shannon Miller Quotes

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• Doing your best is more important than being the best.

  Shannon Miller

  Athlete, Important, Being The Best

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

  Shannon Miller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Gymnastics

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

  Shannon Miller

  Motivational, Fall, Gymnastics

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

  Shannon Miller

  Fall, Gymnastics, Expectations

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

  Shannon Miller

  Gymnastics, Littles, Tiny

  Interview With Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.

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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.

  Shannon Miller

  Dream, Jobs, Gymnastics

  "Interview With Olympic Gold Medalist Shannon Miller". Interview with Jen Rubino, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 17, 2013.

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• Above all, you have to love what you are doing. You cannot fake passion. If you love it you can fight through the rough times and enjoy the good times.

  Shannon Miller

  Passion, Fighting, Gymnastics

  "Shannon Miller: 'I Was Intimidated By Everything, Except Being On The Balance Beam'". Interview with Jenny Schafer, www.celebritybabyscoop.com. January 13, 2010.

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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.

  Shannon Miller

  Attitude, Gymnastics, Being Positive

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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.

  Shannon Miller

  Sports, Dream, Fun

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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.

  Shannon Miller

  Softball, Sports, Motivation

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• 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.

  Shannon Miller

  Motivational, Giving, Important

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

  Shannon Miller

  Motivational, Gymnastics, Competition

  Interview With Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.

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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.

  Shannon Miller

  Gymnastics, Routine, Half

  "Chat: Shannon Miller". Interview with Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.

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

  Shannon Miller

  Running, Race, Going Out

  Interview with Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.

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

  Shannon Miller

  School, Law, Practice

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• At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country.

  Shannon Miller

  Country, Jobs, Blue

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

  Shannon Miller

  Dream, Gymnastics, Limits

  "Interview With Olympic Gold Medalist Shannon Miller". Interview with Jen Rubino, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 17, 2013.

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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

  Shannon Miller

  Country, Thinking, Talking

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

  Shannon Miller

  School, Cutting, Physical Education

  "Chat: Shannon Miller". Interview with Peter Gambaccini, www.runnersworld.com. October 23, 2006.

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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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  Sports, Gymnastics, Squash

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

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  Thinking, Competition, Important

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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.

  Shannon Miller

  Strong, Rain, Gymnastics

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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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  Teacher, Sibling, Gymnastics

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• Goals have to be realistic and flexible.

  Shannon Miller

  Gymnastics, Goal, Realistic

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

  Shannon Miller

  Fairs

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