“I want to take advantage of my youth and pursue ballet professionally.” — Michaela DePrince Quote

I want to take advantage of my youth and pursue ballet professionally.

I know it is easier said than done, but you have to find a way to surround yourself with positivity.

Meeting Winnie Harlow was such a moving experience, because she understands what it means to have other kids stare at you because you are a spotted child.

The reason we wear pink tights in ballet is that the color is supposed to complete the line, but if you have a brown upper body and you're wearing pink tights, that destroys the idea of one line.

I thought a book would be a great way to reach out to people, not just to dancers but also those who have been adopted, and people who have lost hope. I wanted to show them they can accomplish their dreams and not let people tell them they can't do something.

Not many young guys in the league are getting to play valuable minutes for a really good team, so I'm trying to take advantage of it as much as I can.

Whenever you have a crisis, you're always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.

My having won a gold medal in Beijing is not going to be an extra advantage. It does not have any bearing on how I perform in London in a year's time.

My parents didn't believe in luck. They believed in hard work and in preparing me to take advantage of opportunity. Like many parents, they taught me to be generous but never to depend on the generosity of others.