Shannon Miller's Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

I want to bring more gymnastics on television.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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