Myself Quotes by Misty Copeland

9 Myself quotes by Misty Copeland

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Misty Copeland offers a brief, uplifting look at her own story, blending dancer discipline with personal insight.

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

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Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself.

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

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In the ballet studio, it was such an organized and disciplined environment, like I'd never had in my life. Seeing myself in…

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All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of…

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I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps,…

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I never thought of myself as special or particularly good at anything. But once I started ballet, suddenly I had a new…

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When I was a little girl, I was incredibly shy. My hope was to blend in, to fit in, to not be…

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That something that I fought so hard for throughout the beginning of my career is I didn't want to pancake my skin…

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

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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.

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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…

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

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The woman represents ballet. She is most important, powerful and vital to it. Therefore, she is not "less than" a man. If anything she…

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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…

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

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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…

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

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Once you become a professional, to get through a ballet like 'Swan Lake' - four acts as the lead, changing character - the perseverance…

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

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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…

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I grew up poor in San Pedro, California, sleeping on the floor of shady motels with my five siblings and not always sure when…

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