Hines Ward has picked a perfect place for the Mirror Ball Trophy -- right between his two Lombardi Trophy replicas.
Now comes the hard part for the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and neophyte ballroom dancer: beating the other celebrities competing on the 12th season of "Dancing with the Stars," which gets under way tonight on ABC. The two-hour season premier airs at 8 p.m.
Ward has been taking a crash course in ballroom dancing since the beginning of March, playing the part of exacting tutor under professional partner Kym Johnson.
Now training camp is over.
"I've watched the show and said to myself, 'I could do that,'" Ward said. "But actually being on the show, it's a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. You've got to worry about posture, footwork and stuff like that."...............
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