Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top. Misty Copeland More Quotes by Misty Copeland More Quotes From Misty Copeland I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own. Misty Copeland perspective trying people In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet. Misty Copeland uniforms ballet trying 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 shoes feet thinking 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 feel-good want long Without my mentors there is no Misty. Misty Copeland misty mentor 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 normal everyday I was aware of my race from a very young age. Not in a negative way. Coming from an interracial background, I think it is important to understand who you are. Misty Copeland important race thinking Ballet was exactly what I was searching for, but my environment definitely made me the dancer and the person that I am today. And the Hip-Hop culture was a big part of it. Misty Copeland dancer ballet hip-hop I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop! Misty Copeland cooking home thinking 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 training shoes ballet I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup. Misty Copeland relaxed makeup natural Just to get into a company like ABT is a dream come true, but to have all of these opportunities on top of it, I don't think it will hit me until I'm 70. I'll be like, "Oh, my god, remember that amazing life you had?" It's an incredible honor to be a part of something like ABT. Misty Copeland dream opportunity thinking Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in. Misty Copeland ballet roles mindset 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 individual figures trying Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. Misty Copeland be-strong you beautiful people 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 i-am story childhood today All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I'm representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way. Misty Copeland best myself me you Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself. Misty Copeland finding myself like missing 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 yourself never think you I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps, but as a principal dancer. It felt right. It felt like a promise. Some day, somehow, it was going to happen for me. Misty Copeland day myself me shoes
