Is Tom DeLay Quitting 'Dancing with the Stars'?

Despite warnings from both his physician and the producers, the former Republican House Majority Leader chose to perform last night after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in each of his feet.

"It was a great, fun dance," he told ET special correspondent Marie Osmond. "My father taught me, I was raised in the oil field, and he taught me I could never quit ... at anything ... and I never have."

Today, sources tell People magazine that on tonight's "Dancing with the Stars" results show, DeLay will announce that he is hanging up his dancing shoes.

He told the magazine last night that he was paying the price for the performance. "They’re starting to tell me I shouldn't have done this," he said of his feet, which were encased in orthopedic booties after the show. "I ice them. I've got a bone stimulator machine that I put on them."

Despite his bravado in ignoring his pain during Monday night's samba, he and partner Cheryl Burke only earned 15 points from the judges, although head judge Len Goodman praised him, saying, "Tom, I think you are a hero. If I had a stress fracture in both feet, I wouldn't be judging, much less dancing."

"Dancing with the Stars" airs tonight at 9 p.m. on ABC.

Published 10/6/09 by