Latest Misty Copeland Quotes from Interviews

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• I know there are a lot of eyes on me now from young girls, and it makes me so proud. The only Black woman examples aren't Rihanna and Beyoncé. It makes me proud that I am a classical ballerina and they can look at me and see another way to succeed. That is setting a new standard.

  Misty Copeland

  Girl, Eye, Black

  Source: www.ebony.com

• How difficult it is to exist, that we are athlete and artist. We have injuries. People don't see the hard side of being a ballerina. They just see this beautiful and effortless thing, and they assume it's easy and cute. I hate when people say it's cute!

  Misty Copeland

  Cute, Beautiful, Hate

  Source: www.ebony.com

• I believe I am yet to dance my favorite role, but I am pretty open to adapting to different characters. I would love to be Odette in Swan Lake one day. I think that would be the ultimate role.

  Misty Copeland

  Believe, Character, Thinking

  Source: www.dcnitelife.com

• I was 17 when I moved to NYC . I'm now 32. But I do know I can't see myself living anywhere else. I love the food, the fashion, art, the intelligence of this city and the people that live in it.

  Misty Copeland

  Fashion, Art, Cities

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• Take advantage of the resources around you and the relationships you build!

  Misty Copeland

  Advantage, Resources

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.

  Misty Copeland

  Believe, Artist, Dancer

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I know I will never let myself be complacent in life.

  Misty Copeland

  Complacent, Knows

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I will never reach perfection.

  Misty Copeland

  Perfection

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.

  Misty Copeland

  Artist, Dancer, Growing

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.

  Misty Copeland

  Want, Knows

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• Different mentors throughout my life have supported and guided me to remember that I do have the strength, courage and talent to do whatever I want to do.

  Misty Copeland

  Mentor, Want, Different

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• Ballet is number one, everything else is scheduled in the small windows when I'm not in the studio taking class, rehearsing, on stage or on tour.

  Misty Copeland

  Class, Numbers, Ballet

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I remind myself everyday just how lucky I am to do what I love! I feel so fortunate and I'm just trying to take my life one day at a time.

  Misty Copeland

  Everyday, Trying, One Day

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.

  Misty Copeland

  People, Perspective, Trying

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• I try my best to really think about things before I react and respond.

  Misty Copeland

  Thinking, Trying

  Source: littletownshoes.me

• My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.

  Misty Copeland

  Goal, Dancer, Principal

  Source: www.wbur.org

• In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet.

  Misty Copeland

  Ballet, Trying, Uniforms

  "Misty Copeland Seeks To Inspire Other African-American Dancers". Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. July 1, 2015.

• The higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance.

  Misty Copeland

  Higher

  Source: www.wbur.org

• I absolutely love what I do, and I want to dance for as long as I can and feel good about what I am putting out there on the stage.

  Misty Copeland

  Long, Feel Good, Want

  Source: www.wbur.org

• I don't think every African-American or Latino have the same body type, but, yes, that's been one of the excuses ... saying that African-Americans are too muscular or just aren't lean enough. Usually they say, "Oh, they have flat feet so they just don't have the flexibility that it takes to create the line in a point shoe."

  Misty Copeland

  Thinking, Shoes, Feet

  Source: www.wbur.org

• When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way.

  Misty Copeland

  Ideas, People, Black

  Source: www.wbur.org

• I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City.

  Misty Copeland

  New York, Years, Cities

  "Not My Job: Ballerina Misty Copeland Gets Quizzed On Morris Dancing". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. April 25, 2014.

• I don't feel like my life is that of a superstar! Every day I wake up, I take the train, I go to my ballet class. My everyday life is pretty normal.

  Misty Copeland

  Ballet Class, Everyday, Normal

  Source: www.elle.com

• You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

  Misty Copeland

  Done, Rooms, Next

  Source: www.elle.com

• I do think Under Armour is setting a new example for what a ballerina is, and that you can be feminine and an athlete and represent what a woman is at the same time.

  Misty Copeland

  Athlete, Thinking, Example

  Source: www.elle.com