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
We really tried to find where we had some duplication of services. It was one of our lesser-used facilities.
(The referees) made a call that put us on penalty-kill and our whole team knew that we shouldn't be on penalty-kill. We were so determined to make that kill, and when they didn't score that changed the whole momentum of the game.
Doing your best is more important than being the best.
Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.
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.
When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.
In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through
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.
I share Len Saunders’ concerns about childhood obesity and getting kids to be active beginning at an early age.
It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good
I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.
Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.
I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest