Misty Copeland

So, like, yes, I had to get back up on that stage because what I represent is something far bigger than me.

And I've always known that.

It's just it can be a lot.

It can be really overwhelming.

And I've kind of carried that message.

for the last 25 years.

But yes, I am so grateful and thankful to everyone who has built me up and poured into me and invested in me in ballet and in dance and hopefully will continue far beyond me.

Yeah.

I think it's just a part of what we are used to dealing with as performers and as dancers.

And so it just kind of comes with the territory.

But it's so fascinating.

You know, I've been just kind of very reflective over the last couple of months and especially over the last couple of days.

And just thinking about how whenever I have these like

monumental moments, there seems to be an injury that comes with it, with all of them.

And I was having this conversation with my husband about it and trying to kind of...

decipher what pushes me.

And it's like, if I didn't have these injuries, I wonder how I would be.

I wonder where the drive or fire, if that would be coming from somewhere else.

But there's always some kind of obstacle that I have to overcome to get to the stage or to these roles.

Even in my last performance with ABT, I was barely walking before