Will Miller
Will Miller
Will Milleris an American rower. He is a five time US National Team Member and competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics placing 4th. He grew up in Duxbury, MA and received his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He currently resides in San Francisco, CA. His father, Bill Miller, was also a US Olympic rower...
growing-up eye pressure
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
distance energy used
I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest
athlete needs ifs
I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything
running long marathon
I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner
fairs
There's never going to be a system that is fair to everyone
want performing pursue
I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing
country thinking talking
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
sports dream fun
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.
gymnastics goal realistic
Goals have to be realistic and flexible.
teacher sibling gymnastics
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.
athlete gymnastics thinking
I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.
athlete gymnastics games
We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.
gymnastics years olympics
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.
gymnastics perfect way
In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.