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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.
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
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Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
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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 anything to me, until I was older and could look back on it.
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I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.
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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.
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But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them.
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I absolutely love what I do, and I want to dance for as long as I can and feel good about what I am putting out there on the stage.
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I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. This is where my life was meant to be, and I don't see myself straying completely away, ever.
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I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big.
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I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.
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I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.
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I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.
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Ballet.something pure in this crazy world
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I will never reach perfection.
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I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.
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I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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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.
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I learned how to communicate and articulate myself from ballet. It's just insane to me, when they don't think of that as a part of our education.
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When you see the body outside of a costume and see the strength that it takes, people would look at dance a different way and see how athletic it is. You're not just born like that.
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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!
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Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.
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