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I try to consider people's perspectives and not just my own.
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 10
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Ballet Dancer
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Kansas City
Missouri
Misty Danielle Copeland
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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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I will never be the best dancer or artist. I will be growing until the day I retire.
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That it's possible to do positive things and I think that's how we're going to set an example to be respected as women in the world.
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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 think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.
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I will never reach perfection.
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I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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I'm a pescatarian, so I don't eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after!
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I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.
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I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way.
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A lot of people think, Oh I'm going to eat whatever I want and then go to the gym. And I've definitely been one of those people and it just doesn't give me the results that I need to have the physique of a ballerina.
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I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.
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My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet.
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I was aware of my race from a very young age. Not in a negative way. Coming from an interracial background, I think it is important to understand who you are.
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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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Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump higher than you ever have. And it's just this really magical thing that happens in those moments.
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You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.
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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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