The truth about winning “Dancing With the Stars"is that it takes some serious hard work.

“It’s spectacular, the spirit of it,” Nyad said.

“Everyone since Neanderthal days has danced.

Diana Nyad smiling

It’s joy, it’s freedom,” (viaYouTube).

The swimmer also argued, “It was too short.”

“Didn’t care about the judges scores, didn’t care about anything,” Nyad said.

Diana Nyad Henry Byalikov rehearsing

“I wanted to make Henry [Byalikov] proud of me.

And he said that was the best I ever did it.”

I want to leave this show a dancer.”

Diana Nyad Henry Byalikov smiling