Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller
Shannon Lee Milleris a former artistic gymnast from Edmond, Oklahoma. She was the 1993 and 1994 World All-Around Champion, the 1996 Olympics balance beam gold medalist, the 1995 Pan Am Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent Seven team at the Atlanta Olympics. The winner of a combined total of 16 World Championships and Olympic medals between 1991 and 1996, Miller ranks as the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in U.S. history. Miller was also...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGymnast
Date of Birth10 March 1977
CityRolla, MO
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
If you can't handle all the injuries and scars, choose a less demanding sport.
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.
Everyone here has always treated me like thier daughter. It doesn't matter who it is, and it was even before I won Olympic medals, it was, you know, when I was growing up, they knew I had a goal, they knew I had a dream, and they were willing to help me in any way possible.
I'm really proud of her and how she has developed. I think she has a good shot at it. She helped hold the team together. ... The other two are exceptional hockey players. So who knows.
Sweden is on a roll. They're well coached and they really believe now is the time. And Team USA, while extremely talented, only centralized after Christmas. Canada has been centralized since June.
It was kind of a surprise that he did it when he did it, ... I think that we're both definitely ready to make that commitment.
I've been around long enough to know that if you beat them 8-0, its extremely difficult to get the team to be focused the next night. And given the last couple of weeks ...
Ten years ago people were asking me to do just about anything and everything. It's one thing to get offered a job but it's another to be able to actually do the job. I guess that's kind of what my thinking is. It'd be great to get offered something, but I want to be sure that I'm able to do it and do it well.
My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.
One of the main goals of D.I. is teamwork. We really talk about this often during our practices. I always tell them to have fun and show everyone else how you all can shine in your very own way too.
She's got big-game experience. She's a little bit older and has maturity on and off the ice.
I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there.