Shannon Miller

“My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.”

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

“I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything.”

“There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.”

“I love performing in front of an audience and seeing smiles on the kids' faces.”

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

“At an Olympics Game, you want to enjoy it, especially if you know it's going to be your last one.”

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

“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.”

“Gymnastics uses every single part of your body, every little tiny muscle that you never even knew.”

“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.”

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

“I want to bring more gymnastics on television.”

“Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that.”

“In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”