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Shannon Lee Miller Falconetti (born March 10, 1977) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, the 1996 Olympic balance beam champion, the 1995 Pan American Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent Seven team at the 1996 Olympics.

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Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short.

Expectations, Face, Fall, Good, Gymnastics, Short

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

Body, Gymnastics, Part, Single, Use

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

Accomplishment, Huge, Stick, Sticks, Successfully

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.

Fake, Fighting, Good, Gymnastics, Love, Passion

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.

Blue, Country, Job, Jobs, Olympics, Take

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.

Attitude, Being Positive, Gymnastics, Having, Like, Positive

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

Everyone, Fair, Fairs, System

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

Big, Competition, Important, Think, Thinking

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

Athlete, Available, Ifs, Needs, Rep

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

Cutting, Physical Education, Programs, School, Systems

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

Faces, Front, Kids, Love, Performing

You have to remember that no matter how big your goals or how many you have, there are going to be times when you miss by a little bit. You have to be realistic and flexible. One reason I have so many smaller goals is that even if my big goals don't happen, I've still achieved so much along the way, I don't feel the loss.

Flexible, Matter, Motivation, Reason, Softball, Sports

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

Answer, Answers, Obstacles, Right, Right Answers

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

Country, Gymnasts, Talking, Thinking

So if you think being thin is enough to succeed in gymnastics, you're wrong.

Gymnastics, Succeed, Thin, Thinking

Charles Barkley was a big teddy bear.

Barkley, Bear, Bears, Big, Bigs, Teddy Bear

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

Balance, Exercise, Floor, Things, Two

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

Performing, Pursue, Things, Want

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

Gymnastics, Half, Routine, Tough

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

Bursts, Distance, Energy, Used

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