Misty Copeland Quotes

I take it seriously that it's a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It's not something I take lightly.

I've been blessed with a platform and a voice, and I owe it to myself and my family and our people to use it responsibly.

What's so amazing in today's society is people look up to football players. And as a football player, you have a platform. And it's so much more important than any touchdown or trophy or anything you could win with football. Its taking that platform and be able to influence people.

It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen that easily. It just doesn't. And so I don't act up in public and I don't do anything weird - because my sisters are watching me, not because the world is watching me.

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

It's my job, with the position of power that I'm in and being able to be on television, I'm supposed to stand up for the people who can't stand up for themselves.

Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models.

I just feel like I have a chance to be a role model now.

I'm very thankful for the platform I've been given, and I realize that I'm a role model for many people. I want to use my platform to spread positivity.

Being a role model means you can stand up and fight for things.

I believe that, as actors, we have a phenomenal platform to spread positivity and influence people in the same way.

I'm like the youth's big brother now. I have to be that voice for them.

I am aware of my own position and my responsibilities to youngsters watching us. You are a role model.

I really just think that we've got to have a positive influence on kids in general. And really understanding people are going to look up to me, so why aren't I doing something to be positive about it?

It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place

To be great, truly great, you have to be the kind of person who makes the others around you great.

If you are inspiring others to do better, you're successful.

I know that I do have influence over the people who watch me, and it's quite a pressure. I have to stay positive, and while I would never use the words 'role model', I am mindful of the responsibilities that come with a substantial viewership.

I don't care to be famous. But at the same time, you look at all the role models these little girls have, and they don't have anyone to look up to. I mean, it's weird, but if I just hid out and didn't let myself be known, who would they look up to instead, you know?

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

The person I am every single day is the person that's growing and getting better. The more people look up to me, the more important it is to be concise with what message I want to leave. That's where I feel like I'm a role model. Maybe not to everyone, but for a lot of minorities, I am, and I kinda love that - the role model for the underdog.