Olympian Shannon Miller To Visit Foxtale Book Shoppe

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Seven-time Olympic medalist Shannon Miller will make a visit to Woodstock next week.

Miller, who is on a national book tour to promote “It’s Not About Perfect: Competing for My Country and Fighting for My Life,” will be at FoxTale Book Shoppe at noon on Monday, April 27. Reservations are required to attend a lunch, which will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. The event will open to the public at 1:30 p.m.

In her book, Miller shares, “When the odds were against me, I was always at my best.”

Her story of trial, triumph and life after cancer reminds us all that it’s life’s bumps and bruises that reveal our character. From early on in her career, Miller knew that life wasn’t about perfection. In this inspirational tale, Miller speaks out so as to be seen and heard by thousands as a beacon of hope.

When she retired at age 19, Shannon Miller did so as one of the most recognizable gymnasts in the country. The most decorated gymnast in American history, Miller tells a story of surviving and thriving. A shy, rambunctious girl raised in Oklahoma, she fell in love with gymnastics at a young age and fought her way to the top.

In 1992 she won five Olympic medals after breaking her elbow in a training accident just months prior to the Games. Then, in 1996, a doctor advised her to retire immediately or face dire consequences if she chose to compete on her injured wrist. Undeterred, Miller endured the pain and led her team, the Magnificent Seven, to the first Olympic team gold medal for the United States in gymnastics. She followed up as the first American to win gold on the balance beam.

Equally intense, heroic and gratifying is the story of her brutal but successful battle with ovarian cancer, a disease from which fewer than fifty percent survive. Relying on her faith and hard-learned perseverance, Miller battled through surgery and major chemotherapy to emerge on the other side with a miracle baby girl.

For more information about the event, call FoxTale Book Shoppe at (770) 516-9989. 

Photo credit: Shannon Miller’s Facebook page