I’m a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run. – Shannon Miller
At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it’s going to be your last one. – Shannon Miller
Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it’s not a whole lot more than that. – Shannon Miller
Other people may not have had high expectations for me… but I had high expectations for myself. – Shannon Miller
In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that’s pretty tough to get through. – Shannon Miller
I’m not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there. – Shannon Miller
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
For the most part I’ll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do. – Shannon Miller
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
I got into law school to supplement my business background. I’m not planning to practice law. – Shannon Miller
I’m coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing. – Shannon Miller
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. – Shannon Miller
Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew. – Shannon Miller
I think it’s really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition. – Shannon Miller
Everyone has obstacles, and you’re not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time. – Shannon Miller
Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear. – Shannon Miller
When I go in to compete, whether it’s gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself. – Shannon Miller
