Zitat des Tages von Jordin Sparks:
Well... I had braces and I had to wear headgear! I loved my braces, actually. For me, they were like a piece of jewelry! Instead of the silver or pewter I had gold braces. It was so much fun, I loved them. I got to change the colors and stuff and I had the rubber bands.
I love football. My weekends are booked. Saturday college games and Sunday NFL and 'Monday Night Football.' Booked! Football is first, then basketball and then everything else.
With 'Idol' it's kind of just like 'OK, here's this competition - I need to do better than somebody else.'
I can do accents really well.
When I was on Broadway, I got really sick with walking pneumonia. I decided not to take my health for granted anymore and make it a priority. The great thing is, the pounds just started to fall off.
'Lizzie McGuire' was my big thing when I was younger. I did buy some pencils and back-to-school stuff of hers because she was on it. I loved her.
The stick-thin thing, I'm kind of just like, 'Not gonna do it' and 'I couldn't.'
I've written poetry since I was in the first grade, and it wasn't until I was a little bit older that I realized poetry could be put to music and become a song.
With my schedule being so crazy, I can't call every day or hang out with my friends like I used to and that's definitely sad.
Hollywood large is so different than real-life large.
I like to wear sleeves because they cover up my arms.
It's really hard when people write nasty things about you all the time. As much as good things are said about you, it's always those one or two bad comments that really stay with you and gnaw at you. I try not to read that stuff if I can.
I used to eat because food tastes so good. I love food, it's one of the best things on this planet. But I changed the way I was thinking. I started asking myself, 'Hey, am I eating because it tastes good? Or because I really need some more? Am I really still hungry?'
My whole journey has been about self-acceptance.
My goals are to tell meaningful stories through songs and touch people's lives... and hopefully make a living doing it.
Right now, I feel like I can take on the world. Ambition is the perfect word for where I am in my life right now.
I am so used to being up on stage and talking to my fans that it's strange to be on stage and be someone else. I can't look at the audience during 'In the Heights' or I will start talking to them.
When I was on 'Idol' and 17, everything was so new. Everyone is so nice and wants to see you succeed.
I love the expression that 'When your Bible is falling apart, the man isn't.'
My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.
I'd love to own a bakery at some point. My grandmother could help me run it - she is an amazing baker! I'd also love to do a cookbook.
Sometimes I'll go on a Twitter spree and reply as much as I can. Talking to my fans is so much fun even if it is in 140 characters or less.
If I eat something a little crazy or if I feel sluggish, I know I have to eat better the next day and work out. I work out, I do circuit training so I try to keep my heart rate up whether I'm doing cardio, lifting weights or jumping rope. I like to mix it up. I also take Zumba classes - I love those, those are a blast.
It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!
My favorite song is 'No Air,' a duet I did with Chris Brown. I don't want to sound weird or anything, but I listen to it a lot - it's always on my iPod!
I've performed in Auburn Hills, at The Palace, so I haven't really been in downtown Detroit, but I've been able to be here, and I can really see, what the city was. Like, I can feel why Motown started here and how amazing it was.
I love berries. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, anything with an 'errie' in it!
Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book.
I love dill pickles! They're on my rider for my concerts so I eat one every day.
Sometimes I feel like there are people just waiting for me to fall. The funny thing is, I can't give them anything. I have just never been a partier, even in school.
It's funny. When I saw the script in my inbox and it said 'Sparkle,' I thought, 'For real? It's really called 'Sparkle?' I was wondering, too, how does 'Jordin Sparks as Sparkle' sound?
When I go out clubbing I can dance 'til three o'clock in the morning with just a water bottle in my hand. I love dancing to anything with a good beat really. My favorite song to dance to at the moment is probably Drake's 'Best I Ever Had.'
I looked massive next to Ryan Seacrest! But I was lucky that I've never had anyone say, 'Jordin, you need to lose weight.'
I always wanted to work with Michael Jackson. His music will live forever and with technology nowadays... maybe I could.
The weight really started falling off, and I could see my muscles. It was awesome.
I was always okay with the fact that I was taller and bigger than everybody else growing up. My mom, my dad, and my friends always told me I was beautiful.