“I think that I'm so fortunate to have found classical ballet. It completely changed my life and it shaped the person that I am today, on and off the stage.” ThinkingPersonsTodayFoundStageChangedFortunateBalletChanged My LifeAnd Off Author:Misty Copeland
“For me, I was in school and I pushed myself to be a good student, just because that's the type of person I was, but I never had a connection to any of it. I don't think my brain functioned in a way that was at its height, when I was in school. I needed something like art to really value the way my mind works. I wasn't reaching my full potential by sitting in a classroom and reading from a book. My mind didn't work that way.” ThinkingWayMindPersonsArtBookSchoolValuesReadingBrainStudentsTypeNeededSittingConnectionsHeightReachingClassroomFull PotentialGood Students Author:Misty Copeland
“Some people even think that I'm still just not right for it [ballet]. And I think it's shocking because they hear those words from critics saying I'm too bulky, I'm too busty. And then they meet me in person and they're like, you look like a ballerina. And I think it's just something maybe that I will never escape from, those people who are narrow-minded. But my mission, my voice, my story, my message, is not for them. And I think it's more important to think of the people that I am influencing and helping to see a broader picture of what beauty is.” PeopleThinkingLooksPersonsStillsImportantHelpingStoriesVoiceInfluenceLike YouMessagesCriticsMissionsBalletShockingBallerinaNarrow-minded Author:Misty Copeland
“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.” PersonsMadeBigsTodayCultureEnvironmentHip HopHipsDancerHopsBallet Author:Misty Copeland
“When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's just [an] idea that because I'm black I just look a certain way.” PeopleWayLooksPersonsIdeasCertainBlackPetite Author:Misty Copeland
“I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.” BelievePersonsDifferentArtistI BelieveDancerVenture Author:Misty Copeland
