Top 101 Quotes & Sayings by Cheryl Burke - Page 2

Professional dancers are known for their barely-there costumes.

I am not one of those girls who can just land in a split. I need to warm up to be flexible.

Just being known for a skill you've worked on your entire life is an amazing feeling.

'DWTS' really made me feel confident, and has given me a lot of just self-worth within myself and realizing that I don't need a man to be successful and that I could do a lot on my own, and have my own voice and have my own opinion.

I love boxing because it's similar to dancing, you have to memorize certain moves... and it's not just challenging for the body but you have to use your brain as well.

You know, men are very tough and they don't want to ever say that they need a break or that they are in pain.

I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy.

I've always been kind of a play-by-the-rules girl; I tend to like things structured, predictable, and sometimes even a little boring.

I try to give back as much as I can to the community, especially in the area that I grew up in. I've donated costumes to charity.

I have personal experience dancing with someone who is a Republican and someone who worked for the White House.

I love doing Jazzercise! It's totally reinvented itself. It's upbeat, it's a great cardio class for an hour, and you burn lots of calories.

I did ballet at the Menlo Park Academy of Dance from age 4 to 11, but then I switched to ballroom, and I've been doing that ever since.

When I'm not dancing it's important I stay in shape, and for me, because I've been so active my whole life its hard for me just to go on a treadmill and run for a few miles.

My mom has always said that you have to do other things besides going to school, other extracurricular activities, so she made me do everything from basketball to, well, you name it. But for some reason, dance was the thing I always wanted to go and do.

I had people body-shaming me when I gained a lot of weight and as a teenager, your body is going to change. To get through it, you need to have great family and friends.

Let's face it, not everyone is going to have long and lean legs. But everyone can have legs that look long and lean for their body type with the right exercises.

I still go through times when I'm down. I don't feel like I'm that strong woman that people think I am today.

I'm just a normal 22-year-old girl who likes to go out, go to movies, have fun, hang out with my friends, get manicures.

When I work out I always focus on activating my core so I'm engaging at all times no matter if I'm doing yoga or if I'm on the treadmill.

I wanted to be a professional dancer my whole life.

I love dancing to hip-hop music - anything with a good beat.

Jazzercise classes are a fun way for me to stay fit and dance - and it doesn't require a partner.

I believe in everything in moderation, including exercise.

I tried everything from basketball to volleyball to soccer, but dancing was the only thing I never complained about.

I'm not a yeller. But I am strict.

At 19, I turned professional, and I moved to New York. Then I got the call to do 'Dancing With The Stars,' so I moved to L.A. when I was 20 and did it for 18 seasons - about two a year - until I was 30.

I always love being able to dance with athletes because they just know how to be coached.

I've had a lot of little girls write to me saying that they want to be dancers and that I've inspired them.

I live by green tea with lemon and honey.

I love to dance. I love to perform. I love to entertain.

Sometimes people can get lost within the crowd, but we have to remember that ballroom dancing is an intimate sport where people look into your story and not the other way around. It's so important to just stay focused as a couple and that you don't let your adrenaline get the best of you by dancing too fast to the music or whatever.

Being on 'Dancing with the Stars' is an amazing opportunity. I consider myself lucky to be a part of the show and to be able to share my passion and love of dance with such a huge audience while managing to train a few celebrities in ballroom dance along the way.

Obviously there's a lot of power in a tweet from Trump.

With dancing, it just brings out more flexibility, more core strength, and you definitely get a great workout.

It's really hard for me to beat around the bush or lie, so sometimes the truth hurts.

When you obsess about fitness goals they become unhealthy and impossible to achieve.

I started competing internationally when I was still in school. Every summer I would travel abroad to England because England was the place to be for ballroom dancing.

I love working with kids.

I was partnered with the singer Drew Lachey of the popular group 98 Degrees. Drew and I complemented each other with our strengths. I was good at dancing and teaching dance, and he was a good student and a natural-born ham for the cameras.

I definitely want to be a mom.

In the end, the greatest victory we can know is the result of all of our hard work, discipline, and dedication: the realization of our dreams.