La India

I used to be so embarrassed by salsa; I wasn't into it.

I felt pressure to follow in Madonna's footsteps, and I didn't want to base my career on sex. So I began to change how I saw myself.

I told God, 'I don't want a man. I don't want more gold albums. The only thing I want is the love, friendship, and presence of my mother.' And God gave it to me.

When I was 6, I saw a commercial that Jessica Simpson was in, and that was the first time I felt my little heart flutter.

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right by his glove and I laugh.

I think I was supposed to play jazz.