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> [My mum has taught me that the clock is ticking and you have to enjoy every moment - you can not replace time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/my-mum-has-taught-me-that-the-clock-is-ticking-and-you-have-to-enjoy/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

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## More by Shirley Ballas

> [For Strictly,' when you go out on a Saturday, you want to look your best for the public. I can't go out there in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/for-strictly-when-you-go-out-on-a-saturday-you-want-to-look-your-best/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [There was some bullying going on in my industry, which I felt particularly when I was growing up and as I got older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/there-was-some-bullying-going-on-in-my-industry-which-i-felt/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [No one wants to see my bits jiggling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/no-one-wants-to-see-my-bits-jiggling/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [I don't think anyone should assume anything about someone else's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-don-t-think-anyone-should-assume-anything-about-someone-else-s-life/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [It was scary to move to the U.S.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/it-was-scary-to-move-to-the-u-s/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [Ballroom is a man's world. It's tough for women, particularly single women. But I've never expected life to be anything but tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/ballroom-is-a-man-s-world-it-s-tough-for-women-particularly-single/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [I don't dwell, I'm not a dweller. I just like to keep moving forward, because life is short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-don-t-dwell-i-m-not-a-dweller-i-just-like-to-keep-moving-forward/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [Don't do what I did and think you need to have these procedures to make you look more attractive. Don't look at the implant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/don-t-do-what-i-did-and-think-you-need-to-have-these-procedures-to/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [How many years did I waste worrying about the way I look? I'm almost 60 and it has taken me all these years. Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/how-many-years-did-i-waste-worrying-about-the-way-i-look-i-m-almost/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [I always felt in my life I had something to prove. To myself, and to anyone who ever said I wouldn't amount to anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-always-felt-in-my-life-i-had-something-to-prove-to-myself-and-to/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [I meditate and take time for controlled breathing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-meditate-and-take-time-for-controlled-breathing/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [When you get to my age, 59, the thought of getting the Latin dress and the Latin shoes on is a bit worrying. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/when-you-get-to-my-age-59-the-thought-of-getting-the-latin-dress-and/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [I'm paranoid about mosquitoes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-m-paranoid-about-mosquitoes/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [I'm proud of winning the British Open in 1983 when I was very young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/i-m-proud-of-winning-the-british-open-in-1983-when-i-was-very-young/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

> [As a child I was always busy, always throwing myself into something, whether it was the Brownies or a play at school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-ballas/as-a-child-i-was-always-busy-always-throwing-myself-into-something/)

[Shirley Ballas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-ballas/)

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