Ep. 26: Goal setting with Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller: ovarian cancer, youth sports and winning the gold

Empowered Health

English - September 16, 2019 09:30 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
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Back in '96, Shannon Miller led the Magnificent Seven to the gold at the Summer Olympics, earning the first-ever gymnastics win over Russia for the U.S. In 2011, Miller announced that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Following recovery, Miller went on to advocate for others with ovarian cancer. She discusses cancer's aftermath and how it caused her perspective to shift. Miller also talks on her experience growing up as an athlete in comparison to the pressure of youth sports today.