Quote by Emmitt Smith

As a former football player who has carried a football more than 4,000 times, trust me, I did not go into ballroom dancing with my body being 100 percent, with no aches or pains or ailments coming with me. When you're dancing, you're doing stuff that your body's not used to, and so you start to aggravate those old injuries.

As a former football player who has carried a football more

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This quote suggests that even with a background in physically demanding sports like football, transitioning to ballroom dancing can still be challenging on the body. The speaker, with experience of carrying a football over 4,000 times, explains that they didn't enter into ballroom dancing with a perfect, ailment-free body. The unfamiliar movements and strain in dancing can aggravate old injuries and cause discomfort, emphasizing the physical demands and adjustment required when pursuing a new activity.

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