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You have to be the one promoting yourself. If you don't think that you're worthy, you're never going to make it. — Misty Copeland

I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there. — Misty Copeland

If I'm put in a situation where I am not really sure what's going to happen, it can be overwhelming. I get a bit anxious. — Misty Copeland

I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets. — Misty Copeland

I knew that I just didn't have it in me to give up, even if I sometimes felt like a fool for continuing to believe. — Misty Copeland

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from. — Misty Copeland

Once I became a professional, maybe 19 or 20, I really started to try to figure out who I was, as a woman and as an individual. — Misty Copeland

I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change. — Misty Copeland

I love heels. I'm 5-foot-2, and I like feeling tall. — Misty Copeland

Dance kind of was always just a part of my natural state as a child. It's something that, whenever music was playing, I was dancing. — Misty Copeland

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special. — Misty Copeland

I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage. — Misty Copeland

It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal. — Misty Copeland

40 years old is about the time a principal dancer would start to think about retirement, but some go on to dance a little bit longer than that. — Misty Copeland

I feel like with 'On the Town,' it was the perfect production and the perfect opportunity. — Misty Copeland

Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in. — Misty Copeland

It's weird for minorities even just to buy tickets to the ballet. We feel like it's not a part of our lives and we're not a part of that world. — Misty Copeland

Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina. — Misty Copeland

Knowing that it has never been done before makes me want to fight even harder. — Misty Copeland

That it's possible to do positive things and I think that's how we're going to set an example to be respected as women in the world. — Misty Copeland

I don't want to be anything else other than a ballerina. I love what I do outside of my work, but at the end of the day, I have to sacrifice. — Misty Copeland

Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself. — Misty Copeland

I never thought of myself as special or particularly good at anything. But once I started ballet, suddenly I had a new identity: prodigy. — Misty Copeland

I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way. — Misty Copeland

With her grace and grit, and the will to lead change, Misty Copeland is truly a ballerina for our time. — Heather Watts

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think. — Misty Copeland

Without my mentors, there is no Misty. — Misty Copeland

Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to be anything. — Misty Copeland

I was definitely a late bloomer and didn't really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s. — Misty Copeland

Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down. — Misty Copeland

I'm a pescatarian, so I don't eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after! — Misty Copeland

I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions. — Misty Copeland

Going on stage and transcending the audience and becoming this otherworldly thing makes you a dancer. It's not so black and white. — Misty Copeland

Every time I dance, I'm trying to prove myself to myself. — Misty Copeland

It's time to write our own story. — Misty Copeland

I want to share the ballet world with everyone. — Misty Copeland

I know that I'm talented, and I know that I'm not in American Ballet Theater because I'm black - I'm here because I'm a gifted dancer. — Misty Copeland

My curves became an integral part of who I am as a dancer, not something I needed to lose to become one. — Misty Copeland

Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this. — Misty Copeland

My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT. — Misty Copeland

I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup. — Misty Copeland

I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people. — Misty Copeland

I think, as a child, there weren't dreams. I can't recall as a child having some ultimate dream and thinking that it was possible. — Misty Copeland

I think that having a platform and having a voice to be seen by people beyond the classical ballet world has really been my power, I feel. — Misty Copeland

I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents. — Misty Copeland

It's a European art form, and you're used to seeing a certain type of person as a ballerina. And I don't look like a lot of the girls around me. — Misty Copeland

Ballet.something pure in this crazy world — Misty Copeland

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time. — Misty Copeland

As a child, I had been told that I was exactly what a ballerina should be. — Misty Copeland

This is for the little brown girls. — Misty Copeland

More often than we realize, people see in us what we don't see in ourselves. — Misty Copeland

To be empathetic to everyone around you, I think, is such a powerful thing to hold. — Misty Copeland

I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest. — Misty Copeland

It takes a lot of money to be a part of the ballet world. Both the training and the supplies are expensive, the shoes, the leotards and the tights. — Misty Copeland

I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop! — Misty Copeland

[He] said don't let them take you over. Walk into the room knowing you are the best. Shoulders back, chin up. Their attitudes will totally change. — Misty Copeland

Depending on the level you're at in your company, the higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance. — Misty Copeland

My favorite role of all? Whatever I'm working on in the moment. — Misty Copeland

I don't eat a ton of pasta or bread. But I eat dessert almost every night, and I drink. You need a bit of balance, and I've found mine. — Misty Copeland

I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. This is where my life was meant to be, and I don't see myself straying completely away, ever. — Misty Copeland

I think I get almost every piece of clothing that I buy altered and taken in just to fit me exactly the way it should. — Misty Copeland

Start unknown, finish unforgettable. — Misty Copeland

Hopefully, I'll be a part of ABT, in some way, forever. I think I'll always be a part of ballet and try to push diversity, for as long as I live. — Misty Copeland

Don't hold on to the barre like, 'I might die.' It's just ballet. — Misty Copeland

I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose. — Misty Copeland

Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. — Misty Copeland

I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback. — Misty Copeland

I learned how to communicate and articulate myself from ballet. It's just insane to me, when they don't think of that as a part of our education. — Misty Copeland

I just want to leave a positive memory of setting an example and bringing our youth with us. — Misty Copeland

There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed. — Misty Copeland

The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it. — Misty Copeland

I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big. — Misty Copeland

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation — Misty Copeland

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

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself. — Misty Copeland

My childhood is a part of my story, and it's why I'm who I am today and why my career is what it is. — Misty Copeland

At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced. — Misty Copeland

The ballet world I don't think is an art form that is quick to change or to adjust or evolve. — Misty Copeland

All you can do is be your best self. I'm representing more than just me. I think everyone should be like that. — Misty Copeland

Ballet was so structured. I'd been craving something that could guide me. — Misty Copeland

I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday — Misty Copeland

When I was dancing, I felt in control and happy. I'm a Virgo, so I really like to be in control. — Misty Copeland

It's all so surreal, and I'm living my dream. And you know, principal or not, I'm getting to dance all the roles that I've dreamed of doing. — Misty Copeland

But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them. — Misty Copeland

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

I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it. — Misty Copeland

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