Valentin Chmerkovskiy

“I'm trying to be the best uncle I can be.”

“Not everyone gets to be a winner unless they choose to be. Winning is a mentality.”

“To accomplish something yourself is one thing, but to be able to guide someone else to that moment is even better.”

“I look like 300' up front. Turn to the side, I look like a zebra.”

“I'm a man of few words and many actions.”

“I watched the buildings go down on 9/11. I saw how much that impacted our country.”

“I think Jenna's going to be an incredible mom. She's already an amazing companion and I love her very much for many reasons - her loyalty and ambition and passion for life in general.”

“I am getting even better with age aesthetically.”

“I would love to have kids. I can't wait to be a father, had a great father - still have a great father.”

“The reality is that we were blessed with parents that put us into a lot of things.”

“I believe in my partner always; whether that translates into winning or not that's irrelevant but I believe I'm going to win every season.”

“I grew up dancing, I grew up competing in dance, being on television, and I pursued dance for my own self-reflection and fulfillment, and now as I'm getting older, I see that everybody seeks a greater purpose.”

“I don't physically have the strength to be productive at work following a three-hour sleep. I can't do that.”

“Both my brother and I have only had dance experience with ballroom dancing.”

“Without the hard work and the focus and the drive, you're not going to accomplish much.”

“My favorite breakfast cereal is Cocoa Pebbles.”

“It's funny, I feel like dogs take after their owners and certain mannerisms and the energy that they have.”

“We moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., with no idea how to speak the language. The second day in America, my brother got robbed for his roller blades. That was a very traumatic experience.”

“I play basketball, I play soccer, I draw, uh I like girls.”

“I'm the youngest sibling of a very outspoken, very popular character. As much as I love to share the stage with him and share the narrative with him we we have had our entire lives, I have my own creative outlook on things.”