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> [“Dance isn’t about winning or losing,” he says, “it’s about enjoying how your body moves.” I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/dance-isn-t-about-winning-or-losing-he-says-it-s-about-enjoying-how/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

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## More by Padma Venkatraman

> [“I don't mind pushing my body to test my balance. I don't want to push my mind back to where the accident led me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/i-don-t-mind-pushing-my-body-to-test-my-balance-i-don-t-want-to-push/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“Nothing else fills me with as much elation as chasing down soaring music, catching and pinning rhythms to the ground with my feet, proud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/nothing-else-fills-me-with-as-much-elation-as-chasing-down-soaring/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“Chandra told me once about absolute zero, a temperature cold enough to bring the universe to a standstill. My heart feels like it's at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/chandra-told-me-once-about-absolute-zero-a-temperature-cold-enough-to/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“I take a step down into the space where light is an enemy but not even darkness shrouds my terror.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/i-take-a-step-down-into-the-space-where-light-is-an-enemy-but-not/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“My skin tingles as I step into the music, give in to the icy thrill of pleasure that spreads through me whenever I dance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/my-skin-tingles-as-i-step-into-the-music-give-in-to-the-icy-thrill-of/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“I can dance beauty into my body”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/i-can-dance-beauty-into-my-body/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“Dance isn’t about winning or losing,” he says, “it’s about enjoying how your body moves.” I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/dance-isn-t-about-winning-or-losing-he-says-it-s-about-enjoying-how/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“I shake my head. It was all me. My mistake. I read too much into everything. Dreamed, imagined, and let my thoughts get as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/i-shake-my-head-it-was-all-me-my-mistake-i-read-too-much-into/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“I want to tell the nurses no scale can measure the pain of my dreams dancing beyond reach.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/i-want-to-tell-the-nurses-no-scale-can-measure-the-pain-of-my-dreams/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“I lean into his touch. He looks shy and almost as scared as I was just feeling. I burst out laughing. Never imagined we'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/i-lean-into-his-touch-he-looks-shy-and-almost-as-scared-as-i-was-just/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

> [“Because friendship is about laughing when the other person is joking to make you feel better. Even if you don’t find her joke all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-venkatraman/because-friendship-is-about-laughing-when-the-other-person-is-joking/)

[Padma Venkatraman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-venkatraman/)

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