Quotes from Shannon Miller

I can now successfully drive a stick. That's a huge accomplishment.

I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition.

I got into law school to supplement my business background. I'm not planning to practice law.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.

There's never going to be a system that is fair to everyone.

Charles Barkley, I used to watch him growing up. Then I met him. He was a big teddy bear.

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.

I'm used to short distances and short bursts of energy; it was just fastest.

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.

I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.

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.

For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.

In gymnastics, you have to be perfect every step along the way.

I want to bring more gymnastics on television.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

I thought about running a marathon a long time ago, but I'm just not a runner.

Everyone has obstacles, and you're not going to have the right answer or do the right thing every single time.

It's amazing to me that they're cutting physical education programs in the school systems.

I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there.

Other people may not have high expectations of me, But I have high expectations for myself.

Doing your best is more important than being your best.