It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work for.
-- Shannon Miller
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Without a big-picture vision for what we want to do, we end up wandering aimlessly and not accomplishing things we need to accomplish. The big picture determines what we need to do, just not necessarily how we get those things done.
As important as details are, they are always in motion as we go about executing out big picture plan. For someone whose big picture plan is to become a player in the National Football League, it's OK to get experience by playing in Canada or in Europe rather than at University of Ohio or Notre Dame University. For a martial artist who wants to become a movie star, it's OK to make a detour into dance and ballet (as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bruce Lee have done). As with the financial markets, there can be movement in both directions from time to time. What matters is the overall trajectory of the path, and from the start to the current moment that trajectory should be pointing up.
Some (More) Information about Shannon Miller
The most prestigious events for an amteur athlete are the Olympic Games and the World Championships (held in non-Olympic years). Regionally, the most presigious event for an American amateur athlete is the Pan American Games (also held in non-Olympic years).
From 1991 through 1996 (including those years), Shannon Miller won medals at those prestious events. These are the medals she had won during those years:
Overall
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympics | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| World Championships | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Pan American Games | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Detailed List
| Year | Tournament | Lcoation | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Olympics | Atlanta, US | Gold | Team Competition |
| 1996 | Olympics | Atlanta, US | Gold | Balance Beam |
| 1995 | World Championships | Sabae, Japan | Bronze | Team Competition |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Gold | Team Competition |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Gold | All-Around |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Gold | Uneven Bars |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Gold | Floor Exercise |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Silver | Vault |
| 1994 | World Championships | Brisbane, Australia[*] | Gold | All-Around |
| 1994 | World Championships | Brisbane, Australia[*] | Gold | Balance Beam |
| 1994 | World Championships | Dortmund, Germany[*] | Bronze | Team Competition |
| 1993 | World Championships | Birmingham, UK | Gold | All-Around |
| 1993 | World Championships | Birmingham, UK | Gold | Uneven Bars |
| 1993 | World Championships | Birmingham, UK | Gold | Floor Exercise |
| 1992 | Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | Silver | All-Around |
| 1992 | Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | Silver | Balance Beam |
| 1992 | Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | Bronze | Team Competition |
| 1992 | Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | Bronze | Uneven Bars |
| 1992 | Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | Bronze | Floor Exercise |
| 1991 | World Championships | Indianapolis, US | Silver | Team Competition |
| 1991 | World Championships | Indianapolis, US | Silver | Uneven Bars |
[*] -- The World Championships were held 2 times in 1994
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