Artem Chigvintsev - How To Love An Unchosen Profession
Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia
Lilian Garcia
4.8 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2020
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with former Dancing With The Stars pro, Artem Chigvintsev. In this episode, Artem discusses the cultural differences of growing up in the States compared to growing up in Russia and leaving home to travel the world at the age of 15. You will be shocked to learn that he didn’t learn dance by choice but grew to love it after taking dance classes at the age of 12. He speaks about his experience of being one of the pros on the hit show Dancing With The Stars and working with celebrities such as the musical legend Patti LaBelle, Nancy Kerrigan, Mischa Barton, and of course his now fiancée, WWE Superstar Nikki Bella.
After not being resigned as a pro in the recent season, Artem talks about how it left him doubting himself, as well as whether he would return to the show if asked.
And don’t miss out as Artem talks all about his relationship with Nikki Bella and how they started off as friends to getting engaged. He shares what he loves about Nikki and hear Artem’s reaction to being on the next season of Total Bellas, and if he likes it.
All this and so much more! So, get fired up as it’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Artem Chigvintsev.
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| 0:00.0 | Stand by. |
| 0:03.0 | 3. 2. 1. |
| 0:09.0 | The following program comes from executive producer Lillian Garcia. |
| 0:13.0 | Every athlete is on this quest. |
| 0:16.0 | Every performer dives in head first, |
| 0:20.0 | battling real life challenges |
| 0:22.0 | and overcoming obstacles in an effort to make their dreams reality |
| 0:26.7 | Singer, speaker, and 15-year WWE host Lillian Garcia was the first woman to ever announce |
| 0:33.7 | WrestleMania and is now the PFL MMA cage announcer. |
| 0:37.7 | And now she's giving you an all-access pass to the human interest stories of elite athletes, extraordinary entertainers, |
| 0:45.8 | and wellness experts. |
| 0:47.2 | Now let's embark on another fascinating journey of chasing glory with your your host Lillian Garcia. |
| 0:55.0 | Welcome everybody to Chasing Glory. |
| 1:01.0 | So excited, it is 2020. |
| 1:03.5 | How ya doing so far in this year? |
| 1:06.8 | I hope that you are on track with all your New Year's resolutions, |
| 1:10.0 | but look, if you kind of derail a little bit do not do not wait until 2021 to start all over again |
| 1:17.9 | that's crazy okay so just get back on the train and know that this is not about perfection. |
| 1:25.0 | This is about doing the best that you can possibly do. |
| 1:28.0 | And when you do get off the rail a little bit, you can learn as to what set you off the rail and that way you can kind of eliminate that in your life. |
| 1:36.7 | Whether it is, let's say it is dieting and you've had chips around and you've derailed and you have those chips, |
| 1:42.1 | don't have them around the house anymore. |
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