Shannon Miller

“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.”

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

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

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

“I was always athletic and I could do a lot of things.”

“I don't think I have the mileage on me to really complain of any injuries yet.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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