I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented. Shannon Miller More Quotes by Shannon Miller More Quotes From Shannon Miller Doing your best is more important than being the best. Shannon Miller being-the-bestimportantathlete Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself. Shannon Miller gymnasticsmotivationalinspirational Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short. Shannon Miller gymnasticsexpectationsfall Everyone gets scared, and everyone falls. The key is to get right back up and try again. Shannon Miller gymnasticsmotivationalfall Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew. Shannon Miller tinygymnasticslittles 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. Shannon Miller being-positivegymnasticsattitude 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. Shannon Miller importantmotivationalgiving I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run. Shannon Miller going-outracerunning When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself. Shannon Miller gymnasticscompetitionmotivational In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through. Shannon Miller routinegymnasticshalf 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. Shannon Miller bluejobscountry 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. Shannon Miller dreamfunsports It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems. Shannon Miller physical-educationcuttingschool 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. Shannon Miller squashgymnasticssports I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition Shannon Miller competitionimportantthinking 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. Shannon Miller siblinggymnasticsteacher We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen. Shannon Miller gymnasticsathletegames Above all, you have to love what you are doing. You cannot fake passion. If you love it you can fight through the rough times and enjoy the good times. Shannon Miller gymnasticspassionfighting Goals have to be realistic and flexible. Shannon Miller realisticgymnasticsgoal Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear. Shannon Miller teddy-bearbigsbears
