--- title: "10 Knows Quotes By Misty Copeland" description: "10 Knows quotes by Misty Copeland. Plus more from Misty Copeland and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/misty-copeland-2012_complacent_i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-compla_661506.png" --- > [I know I will never let myself be complacent in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-complacent-in-life/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/misty-copeland-2012_complacent_i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-compla_661506.png) > [I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-know-that-most-of-the-time-i-have-to-work-overtime-to-do-everything/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/misty-copeland-2012_knows_i-know-that-most-of-the-time-i-have-to-w_647401.png) > [I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. This is where my life was meant to be, and I don't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-know-that-i-ll-forever-be-involved-in-ballet-this-is-where-my-life/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b4/misty-copeland-2012_ballet_i-know-that-i-ll-forever-be-involved-in_988446.png) > [There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/there-are-muscles-that-we-have-in-our-feet-that-most-human-beings-don/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/misty-copeland-2012_feet_there-are-muscles-that-we-have-in-our-fe_134735.png) > [What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/what-makes-people-and-companies-and-artistic-directors-and/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb1/misty-copeland-2012_ability_what-makes-people-and-companies-and-arti_469506.png) > [Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/success-is-not-easy-and-i-think-everyone-should-know-that-hard-work/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/288/misty-copeland-2012_easy_success-is-not-easy-and-i-think-everyone_2189884.png) > [I was 17 when I moved to NYC . I'm now 32. But I do know I can't see myself living anywhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-was-17-when-i-moved-to-nyc-i-m-now-32-but-i-do-know-i-can-t-see/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/misty-copeland-2012_art_i-was-17-when-i-moved-to-nyc-i-m-now-32_345261.png) > [Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/something-happens-when-you-feel-that-energy-and-excitement-from-the/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/misty-copeland-2012_audience_something-happens-when-you-feel-that-ene_1802740.png) > [To be an artist and to be recognized by another artist who is, you know, just something you can't even put into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/to-be-an-artist-and-to-be-recognized-by-another-artist-who-is-you/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/misty-copeland-2012_art_to-be-an-artist-and-to-be-recognized-by_2095302.jpg) > [To have a platform like So You Think You Can Dance, where you're reaching this audience that's been created over the 10…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/to-have-a-platform-like-so-you-think-you-can-dance-where-you-re/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/misty-copeland-2012_air_to-have-a-platform-like-so-you-think-you_933121.png) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by Misty Copeland > [I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps, but as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-traced-the-marley-floor-with-my-pointe-shoes-and-imagine-myself-on/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [When I was 16, I moved to Torrance, California to train at a more advanced studio, and by 19, I joined the American Ballet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/when-i-was-16-i-moved-to-torrance-california-to-train-at-a-more/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [To be empathetic to everyone around you, I think, is such a powerful thing to hold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/to-be-empathetic-to-everyone-around-you-i-think-is-such-a-powerful/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/my-first-ballet-class-was-on-a-basketball-court-i-m-in-my-gym-clothes/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/there-are-muscles-that-we-have-in-our-feet-that-most-human-beings-don/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/be-strong-be-fearless-be-beautiful-and-believe-that-anything-is/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [The woman represents ballet. She is most important, powerful and vital to it. Therefore, she is not "less than" a man. If anything she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/the-woman-represents-ballet-she-is-most-important-powerful-and-vital/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/if-i-m-put-in-a-situation-where-i-am-not-really-sure-what-s-going-to/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-never-experienced-getting-nervous-on-stage-i-think-i-was-most/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [The word "prodigy" was thrown around a lot, but I didn't understand what that meant, or the weight of it. It didn't really mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/the-word-prodigy-was-thrown-around-a-lot-but-i-didn-t-understand-what/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-think-that-the-ideal-physique-and-look-of-a-ballerina-is-always/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [Once you become a professional, to get through a ballet like 'Swan Lake' - four acts as the lead, changing character - the perseverance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/once-you-become-a-professional-to-get-through-a-ballet-like-swan-lake/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/perseverance-has-always-just-been-something-that-was-in-me-and-it-was/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-was-17-when-i-moved-to-nyc-i-m-now-32-but-i-do-know-i-can-t-see/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) > [I grew up poor in San Pedro, California, sleeping on the floor of shady motels with my five siblings and not always sure when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-grew-up-poor-in-san-pedro-california-sleeping-on-the-floor-of-shady/) [Misty Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/misty-copeland/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/misty-copeland/#itemlist", "name": "10 Knows Quotes By Misty Copeland", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know I will never let myself be complacent in life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Misty Copeland" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-complacent-in-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/misty-copeland-2012_complacent_i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-compla_661506.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/misty-copeland-2012_complacent_i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-compla_661506.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/misty-copeland-2012_complacent_i-know-i-will-never-let-myself-be-compla_661506.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know I will never let myself be complacent in life.” — Misty Copeland", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Misty Copeland" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/misty-copeland/i-know-that-most-of-the-time-i-have-to-work-overtime-to-do-everything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/misty-copeland-2012_knows_i-know-that-most-of-the-time-i-have-to-w_647401.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/misty-copeland-2012_knows_i-know-that-most-of-the-time-i-have-to-w_647401.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/misty-copeland-2012_knows_i-know-that-most-of-the-time-i-have-to-w_647401.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know that most of the time I have to work overtime to do everything that I want to.” — Misty Copeland", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. 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People who didn't know anything about dance and aren't going to go to the theater are learning about it, even if it's ballroom and jazz, by just turning their television ono. 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