At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.
At the Olympics, I always felt the partying could wait because I'd rather go home with a medal.
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.
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 me, one of the pitfalls was trying to be perfect to everyone at all times instead of just being me and understanding that everyone's human.
For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.
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.
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.
I do a lot of athletic representation with the women's program with USA Gymnastics.
I don't really like predictions. The whole knock wood thing scares me a little bit. But I think the U.S. has a great chance to win a lot of medals.
I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.
I feel better than I've ever felt. I still work out to stay in shape and I still do gymnastics from time to time.
I got into law school to supplement my business background. I'm not planning to practice law.
I have, actually, several different hats.
I just love gymnastics. I love coming in the gym and being able to play around with the skills and even try new things, still.
I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.
I still feel like I'm 22. In rationalizing it, I figure it's better to feel 22 and be 30 than the other way around.
I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition.
I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.
I thought, If I'm going to run a marathon, I have to run the New York City Marathon.
I want to bring more gymnastics on television.
I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things.
I was fascinated by how much I would need to know if I wanted to own my own business.
I was just inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, and that was like the top of the top. That was incredible for me.
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.
I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.
I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything.
I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.
I'm going to be doing an in-house radio feed, and when the audience comes into the arena, they can pick up a little radio headset.
I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there.
I'm part of the ambassador program. I'll go into malls and sign autographs for the kids. I've done a lot of gym club visits, along with some of the other athletes.
I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest.
In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through.
In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.
It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.
It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good.
It's one of those things that's served me well in the past-having a goal and going after it and not letting any obstacles get in my way.
It's tough to not only find the time but to get out and make myself do the training.
Just getting to law school and realizing how much of it really pertains to everyday life fascinates me.
Knowing how to deal with injuries and how to deal with the pain and just get through-that will all help pull me through.
Letters To My Younger Self is by a bunch of women who wrote letters to themselves, warning or helping explain to their young selves how to weave through all the options and goals.
My sister and my mother are both distance runners. Off and on, they would go out to do as half-marathon or something, and I just wasn't really into it.
My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.
Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.
People put the fear of God into you when you go to law school and how horrible it's going to be. It really hasn't been. It's been a great experience.
The new scoring system breaks it down-you have a certain score for difficulty and execution, then you add them together.
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.
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.
We'll be doing the commentating. It will help the audience keep up with the competition and know what the scores are, and what the gymnasts need to win.
When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.
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.
You have the risk of injuries-there are just so many changes in the competition. You can't always stick with one procedure.
After the 1996 Olympic Games, Shannon wrote a book, Winning Everyday, which is part autobiography, part inspirational advice.
Shannon started gymnastics in 1982.
Shannon was coached by Steve Nunno at the Dynamo Gymnastics Club in Oklahoma.
Shannon is the first U.S. gymnast to win back-to-back World All-Around titles (1993 & 1994).
Shannon appeared in a commercial for the board game Trivial Pursuit.
As of 2004, Shannon has been doing gymnastics commentary for NBC's High-Definition channel.
Shannon Miller is considered America's most decorated gymnast, male or female.
Shannon has five Olympic medals in 1992: team bronze, All-Around silver, silver on beam, and bronze on bars and floor. She won two gold medals in 1996: team and balance beam.
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