Misty Copeland Quotes - Page 4

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• Going on stage and doing ballet, for the first time, was even more verification of, "This is what I'm meant to do. This is what I'm going to do. I'm going to make it somehow."

  Misty Copeland

  Ballet, Firsts, Stage

  Source: collider.com

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• When I was younger, my feet would hurt a lot, but you build up calluses and strength and you don't feel as much pain there.

  Misty Copeland

  Hurt, Pain, Feet

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.

  Misty Copeland

  Community, Black, Feedback

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• I don't think a lot of people really understand the commitment it takes to being a character that an actor in Hollywood would take to approaching a role that they're doing.

  Misty Copeland

  Character, Commitment, Thinking

  Source: collider.com

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• I know there are a lot of eyes on me now from young girls, and it makes me so proud. The only Black woman examples aren't Rihanna and Beyoncé. It makes me proud that I am a classical ballerina and they can look at me and see another way to succeed. That is setting a new standard.

  Misty Copeland

  Girl, Eye, Black

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• I believe I am yet to dance my favorite role, but I am pretty open to adapting to different characters. I would love to be Odette in Swan Lake one day. I think that would be the ultimate role.

  Misty Copeland

  Believe, Character, Thinking

  Source: www.dcnitelife.com

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• Ballet is number one, everything else is scheduled in the small windows when I'm not in the studio taking class, rehearsing, on stage or on tour.

  Misty Copeland

  Class, Numbers, Ballet

  Source: littletownshoes.me

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• I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.

  Misty Copeland

  People, Perspective, Trying

  Source: littletownshoes.me

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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 love the food, the fashion, art, the intelligence of this city and the people that live in it.

  Misty Copeland

  Fashion, Art, Cities

  Source: littletownshoes.me

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• In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet.

  Misty Copeland

  Ballet, Trying, Uniforms

  "Misty Copeland Seeks To Inspire Other African-American Dancers". Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. July 1, 2015.

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• 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

  Thinking, Shoes, Feet

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• Without my mentors there is no Misty.

  Misty Copeland

  Mentor, Misty

  "Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2015 Recap: Carnegie Hall, New York City" by Danica Lo, www.glamour.com. November 9, 2015.

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• 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, Everyday, Normal

  Source: www.elle.com

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• 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

  Shoes, Ballet, Training

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop!

  Misty Copeland

  Home, Thinking, Cooking

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• 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

  Hip Hop, Dancer, Ballet

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• 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

  Source: collider.com

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• Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in.

  Misty Copeland

  Ballet, Roles, Mindset

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• I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.

  Misty Copeland

  Makeup, Natural, Relaxed

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• 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

  Trying, Individual, Figures

  Source: collider.com

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