Shannon Miller is the most decorated American gymnast in history. She has won more championship medals than anyone else. She is also a cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with a rare form of Ovarian cancer in 2011 after a cyst was detected during a routine checkup. Even before the cancer, Miller had devoted her post athletic career to women's health and childhood fitness.
This book is the straightforward telling of her early family life and athletic career. I guess it is obvious that she is highly motivated and hard working...how else do you make it to the Olympics. Her coaches Steve Nunno and Peggy Liddick clicked with her type A personality and helped her achieve greatness. One story that I particularly liked was the moments following her gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympics, she did her dismount and her coach congratulated her and then gave her "corrections" -- things she could improve upon next time. This was their way at all competitions but this was her LAST competition and her last event. For some reason that story stuck with me. I guess if you have a system that has worked well for you, why change it?
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