Better than yourself

Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of my absolut favorite dancers. The way he jumps, or should I say fly, is just AMAZING. And at the same time, he just has that little extra spark in his eye, not many others have. My ballet teacher trained in the same studio with him, when I heard it I was like "woooow....!!", if you breathed in the same air as Baryshnikov, and I breathed in the same as you... Then I breathed in the same as Baryshnikov, kind of...

Mikhail Baryshnikov once said: "I don't try to dance better than anyone else, I only try to dance better than myself.". I love this quote. He doesn't care how good other people are, he only cares about becoming a better and better dancer. And lets face it, BARYSHNIKOV IS THE BEST!
   I think everybody should try and think like Baryshnikov, not only in dance, but in life. Being jealous of others, or wanting to be better than them never makes you better, but wanting to be better than yourself drives you, and gives you motivation.

I hope that you all can be better than yourself, even though you already are perfect the way God made you,
- Me <3