Albert Reed

Albert: (on why he did Dancin with the Stars)It's one of the hardest things I've ever done, but while I can't dance ballroom style, my grandfather was a really good ballroom dancer and I wanted to do it as a tribute from him.

Albert :(about high school) In school, I was that popular outside kid, who stayed close to my few surfer buddies, but was always on good terms with everyone. I just kept my mouth shut and listened. I spoke what was on my mind when it needed to be said. People respected me for that. For sports, I played everything that I could get my hands on as a kid. But high school was different. I became so indulged in surfing that it was the only activity I wanted to do. The ocean was my playground. If the surf weren't good, we would be spear fishing or wakeboarding.