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 At 7 years old being a black girl in their school, and they're being told by their teachers' You don't belong here, your skin is the wrong color, your feet are too flat... we can't work with your hair,'. Misty Copeland