Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Misty Copeland Quotes: My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.
         

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.


Misty Copeland
Check all other quotes by Misty Copeland

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Misty Copeland Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Mon. 02 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/My-body-is-very-different-from-most-901502>.





Check out


Other quotes of Misty Copeland


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.

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.



You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.



The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.



You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.



The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.



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.

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.



I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.



I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.



There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.

There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.



I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.

I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.





Other quotes you may like


Whatever is language is poetic language and if the word required by the poet does not exist in his known language then it is up to him to discover it.

Whatever is language is poetic language and if the word required by the poet does not exist in his known language then it is up to him to discover it.



I knew there was something peculiar about you, " she said. "And I mean that as the highest compliment." I'd always known I was strange. I never dreamed I was peculiar.

I knew there was something peculiar about you, " she said. "And I mean that as the highest compliment." I'd always known I was strange. I never dreamed I was peculiar.




Real scientists do not take vacations. They take field trips...

Real scientists do not take vacations. They take field trips...



War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.



Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.

Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.



With people increasingly faced with turmoil, uncertainty and crisis, I wanted to create music that uplifts the listener and offers a sense of hope to prevail.

With people increasingly faced with turmoil, uncertainty and crisis, I wanted to create music that uplifts the listener and offers a sense of hope to prevail.



Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.

Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.



A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.

A number of individuals tried to make my homosexuality a topic of debate. I admittedly found that rather upsetting.



I love clothing, and I would eventually like to design as well as act.

I love clothing, and I would eventually like to design as well as act.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.". Author of this quote is Misty Copeland. This quote is about body, hair, black, dance, girl, rocks, different,.