KURT Warner's 'Dancing With the Stars' stint is over, but the Super Bowl champion quarterback is still a crowd pleaser.

The studio audience and Warner's fellow contestants cheered 'M-V-P! M-V-P!' as he was eliminated from the hit ABC television dance competition show.

Even judge Bruno Tonioli, who insulted Warner on Monday's episode by saying: "Obviously there are people that are better than you," praised the quarterback's gentlemanly nature.

"He has proven a true sportsman," Tonioli said before Warner was dismissed. "His attitude has been immaculate, incredible manners, and regardless of what happens, you have achieved a lot. You really are an American idol."

Warner embodied that attitude after learning his fate, thanking his partner, the show, the fans, his wife and their seven children.

"I learned a long time ago that life isn't always about winning and losing competitions, but it's about relationships, it's about the impact that you make on people," he said.