Shannon Miller

by Miller, Claudia Ann

• ISBN13: 9780806131108
• ISBN10: 0806131101
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

Shannon Miller has truly lived the American Dream-its drama and disappointment, its hope and joy. Written by her mother, this profusely illustrated story of Shannon's journey to Olympic fame is also the portrait of a family working together to help a child achieve a difficult, challenging goal. The ultimate thrill for an athlete is to stand on a podium and, with the world as witness, to accept an Olympic medal. In Shannon Miller: My Child, My Hero, Claudia Miller helps us understand the dedication and hard work preceding that moment of Olympic glory. Claudia presents intimate details of Shannon's life, her triumphs and her crushing defeats. She also shares the ways she and her husband, Ron, handled both the tears and the happiness, as well as how they dealt with Shannon's siblings, Tessa and Troy, and her teachers and coaches. We journey with the Miller family through Shannon's training and achievements, struggles and injuries, to her dramatic comeback. In the 1992 Olympics, she won five medals. An in 1996, despite media declarations that she was no longer competitive, Shannon performed brilliantly-leading the women's gymnastics team to first place and winning a gold medal for her performance on the balance beam.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix	(4)
Foreword	xiii
Shannon Miller
Prologue	3	(4)
1. In the Beginning	7	(6)
2. Trampoline Tricks	13	(17)
3. Competition Kickoff	30	(18)
4. Infiltrating the Six-Pack	48	(8)
5. Going National	56	(11)
6. Taking on the Big Guns	67	(13)
7. 1992: Olympic Countdown	80	(17)
8. Barcelona Bounty	97	(21)
9. Oklahoma--OK and More	118	(13)
10. Sweet Sixteen	131	(16)
11. 1993: Miller Time	147	(15)
12. Battling Burnout	162	(14)
13. Victory Down Under	176	(13)
14. Mountains to Climb	189	(10)
15. Competition Controversy	199	(7)
16. Argentina Adventure	206	(14)
17. Charity Begins at Home	220	(12)
18. Refusal to Sideline	232	(12)
19. 1996: A Dream in Doubt	244	(21)
20. Team Triumph	265	(14)
21. A Sense of Balance	279	(11)
Epilogue	290