Ballet Quote by Misty Copeland

I never felt like a prodigy. For one thing, the root of the word is rather monstrous, literally. I never really felt like a…

— Hilary Hahn

I was called a dance prodigy since I was young. A prodigy is like a genius. But I'm not a genius. It's just that…

— Min

In ballet, it doesn't matter who you are. If you're good, it's such a rare thing, so unusual, that the talent will go wherever…

— Francesca Hayward

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

— Misty Copeland

I started Ballet at a very young age and I was captivated immediately. It became my voice, means to overcome those final barriers to…

— Amanda McKerrow

I was a ballet dancer growing up and that's what I was convinced I would be.

— Candice Swanepoel

I always looked at the process and the career of being a ballerina as sacred. It's a true gift to have this talent and…

— Wendy Whelan

I don't think I was ever talented - like 'special' - I just worked harder than everyone else.

— Ben White

My career came together very quickly. I only trained for four years before I became a professional, so I didn't have a lot of…

— Misty Copeland

I used to get recognized quite often as being a 'Soul Train' dancer. Quite often, which was great at times but sometimes was not…

— Rosie Perez

I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it.

— Joshua Waitzkin

You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter how hard…

— Susanna Hoffs