Quotes by : Misty Copeland

There are hundreds of stories I've heard from black women from my generation, generations before me,....

Ballet found me, I guess you could say. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced....

When it came to my childhood - growing up in a single-parent home, often struggling financially - my....

Being in ballet class, being on the stage, being surrounded by my peers at American Ballet Theater every....

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

Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to....

I wake up every morning, and I go to ballet class no matter what's going on the night before. That's....

Decide what you want. Declare it to the world. See yourself winning. And remember that if you are persistent....

[He] said don't let them take you over. Walk into the room knowing you are the best. Shoulders back,....

I think, as a child, there weren't dreams. I can't recall as a child having some ultimate dream and thinking....