--- title: "1 Knew Hard Quotes By A. J. Pritchard" description: "1 Knew Hard quotes by A. J. Pritchard. Plus more from A. J. Pritchard and more Knew Hard sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/a-j-pritchard-6379_dad_my-dad-told-me-whatever-you-do-don-t-dan_702784.jpg" --- > [My dad told me, 'Whatever you do, don't dance. Do something else. Do anything else.' He knew how much hard work you have to put in, how hard it is to make a living, and he didn't want me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/my-dad-told-me-whatever-you-do-don-t-dance-do-something-else-do/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/a-j-pritchard-6379_dad_my-dad-told-me-whatever-you-do-don-t-dan_702784.jpg) ## More by A. J. Pritchard > [I'm ready to conquer anything thrown at me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/i-m-ready-to-conquer-anything-thrown-at-me/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [I think the best way to explain my brother is that he's infectious and everybody falls in love with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/i-think-the-best-way-to-explain-my-brother-is-that-he-s-infectious/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [Whatever I tackle I like to attack a situation, hit it head on, go for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/whatever-i-tackle-i-like-to-attack-a-situation-hit-it-head-on-go-for/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [I don't give things up until I've conquered them and my focus went onto dancing and winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/i-don-t-give-things-up-until-i-ve-conquered-them-and-my-focus-went/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [I exercise every day, whether it's weight sessions in the gym, runs wearing a 20kg weighted vest, or going for long walks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/i-exercise-every-day-whether-it-s-weight-sessions-in-the-gym-runs/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [Within the dancing world, where we come from, there's a lot of same-sex partners as in, young girls dancing because there's not always enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/within-the-dancing-world-where-we-come-from-there-s-a-lot-of-same-sex/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [People ask me who I'd like to dance with. I think that Lucy Fallon - she's seems... She's a good height. I saw her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/people-ask-me-who-i-d-like-to-dance-with-i-think-that-lucy-fallon-she/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [My brother is my best friend by choice and a superman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/my-brother-is-my-best-friend-by-choice-and-a-superman/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [When you do 'Strictly,' you're kind of restricted. You have to dance for 90 seconds, you have to choreograph for your partner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/when-you-do-strictly-you-re-kind-of-restricted-you-have-to-dance-for/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [The thing is, with doing our TV show 'Strictly,' and 'Stand Up For Cancer' and any shows I do for TV, it's always so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/the-thing-is-with-doing-our-tv-show-strictly-and-stand-up-for-cancer/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [I did have to turn down things in the past, which I was upset about sometimes, but I understood I was part of 'Strictly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/i-did-have-to-turn-down-things-in-the-past-which-i-was-upset-about/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [If someone comes up to me and asks me for a photo, if they do it politely, I'm always going to say yes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/if-someone-comes-up-to-me-and-asks-me-for-a-photo-if-they-do-it/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [From the age of 12 when I decided to dance in high school, everyone was saying, 'Oh, you're a dancer,' and there was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/from-the-age-of-12-when-i-decided-to-dance-in-high-school-everyone/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [I care more about Curtis than I do about selfies and looking good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/i-care-more-about-curtis-than-i-do-about-selfies-and-looking-good/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) > [Focus is the secret to success. Focus and enjoying whatever it is you're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pritchard/focus-is-the-secret-to-success-focus-and-enjoying-whatever-it-is-you/) [A. J. Pritchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pritchard/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knew-hard/a-j-pritchard/#itemlist", "name": "1 Knew Hard Quotes By A. J. Pritchard", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My dad told me, 'Whatever you do, don't dance. Do something else. Do anything else.' 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