Ballet is quite unnatural on the joints. My body is just worn. My joints are 10 years older than me. Darcey Bussell More Quotes by Darcey Bussell More Quotes From Darcey Bussell It's very easy to become selfish and narrow-minded and see ballet as the only thing in life, but there's lots more. Darcey Bussell selfish dance life You have to be able to cut off from the ballet and relax, or you have anxiety dreams at night, worrying about what you're going to dance the next day, going over every little detail. Darcey Bussell cutting dance dream Being a mother has made my life complete. Darcey Bussell positive inspirational life Life is short, so go for things you enjoy. Darcey Bussell you life-is-short enjoy life Diets don't come into it. You need variety and to have a good source of greens, protein, and nutrition. It is about health rather than looking right. Darcey Bussell looking good you health I suppose you could say there is an in-built stubbornness to me. Darcey Bussell say me you stubbornness If I'm dehydrated, my muscles feel almost squeaky. Darcey Bussell almost feel muscles If you have enough ambition, you can create talent! Darcey Bussell you talent ambition enough The orthopaedic surgeon said that if ever I had hip or groin pain, I should rest until the pain went. However, resting is not part of a dancer's life - so I just danced through the pain. Darcey Bussell surgeon rest pain life I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone. Darcey Bussell never myself comfort-zone happy When I started, there was a very strong image of what the ballerina was supposed to be in her tights and her costume, and then I started doing photo shoots in bomber boots, and it wasn't seen as the done thing. Darcey Bussell image doing strong done I'm a grazer by nature - fruit, nuts - but I try to discipline myself and sit down for regular meals when the girls are around, as I want to instil good habits in them. Darcey Bussell good myself discipline nature The jogging machine makes me go insane with boredom. Darcey Bussell go me jogging boredom My 'new' knee now feels like a bionic knee compared with my old one. Darcey Bussell old new now like I've achieved everything I've wanted to achieve, so I'm not scared of failure. I never gave up, however bad the injuries got. Darcey Bussell injuries never bad failure Even after having children, after five months I was dancing again, which was kind of crazy. Darcey Bussell having-children crazy kind children One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk. Darcey Bussell craft talk one-thing timing I dye my hair, and I use teeth whitening strips. Unless I burnt myself or damaged my skin, I wouldn't have cosmetic surgery. Darcey Bussell skin myself teeth hair Confidence comes from other places, not just how you look. Darcey Bussell how look you confidence Looking after myself is something I probably have to be much more conscious of than the average person. Darcey Bussell person looking something myself
