American actor J.R. Martinez said his biggest regret about suffering an ankle injury before this week's episode of Dancing with the Stars was feeling like he disappointed his partner, Karina Smirnoff.
J.R. Martinez told PEOPLE after the show that ,"Even though ... an ankle injury is something you kind of can't control, you still get frustrated, because Smirnoff put some routines together that were really amazing,".
The motivational speaker added "It's kind of like that mentality you hear from guys that serve in the military,".He also said "They don't want to let the rest of their guys down. That's what it comes down to."
After Martinez twisted his ankle during rehearsals last week, he and Smirnoff were unable to work on their routine on Saturday or Sunday, which are usually their days to "polish everything," he told PEOPLE.
Jose Rene Martinez "All week we were like, man, once we fine-tune this, if we nail it, it's going to be amazing," and "I was just frustrated at myself, because I felt that we could have done so much better."
Though he and Martinez received perfect scores the previous week, Martinez's injury caused him to struggle through the paso doble and a tango Monday night, earning a 23 and a 27, respectively. They also came in third place for the cha cha relay, behind Ricki Lake and Rob Kardashian.
The actor acknowledged "We did a great job tonight," . "I was able to pull through it and do as well as I could have done. But I know that I could have made it that much better."
But he's now looked to put the injury behind him. "It is what it is," Martinez said. "No crying about it."
At last the American actor J.R. Martinez said that If he and Smirnoff survive the eliminations, they are looking forward to putting together "something exciting" for next week's finale, when all the finalists will perform the anticipated freestyle dance.
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