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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT [Watch (HLS stream): Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1vtXptuh.m3u8) (1:00)  _Published 2014-08-01. Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT_  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 1, 2014 7:16 PM UTC Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Aug 1, 2014 7:16 PM UTC Though Under Armour is known for commercials starring bulky, sweaty football players, its new women-focused ad campaign highlights a more graceful kind of competitor: the ballerina. The first commercial in the campaign stars Misty Copeland, a soloist for the American Ballet Theater. The ad shows Copeland warming up, while the voice of a young girl reads real rejection letters that Copeland received. “You have the wrong body for ballet,” she says. And yet we see Copeland fly through the air and spin across the stage, determined to challenge her supposed fate. Copeland, [who was recently profiled by ESPN W](http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/article/11291626/espnw-why-armour-banking-ballerina-misty-copeland), didn’t begin dancing until she was 13 and was quickly declared a prodigy. But her body type—larger breasts, bigger feet and, as you can see in the commercial, extremely muscular legs—kept her out of many prestigious dance programs. Despite these challenges, Copeland became the second black soloist in the history of the most prestigious American ballet company by the age of 24\. Hence, Under Armour’s slogan: “I Will What I Want.” Under Armour has also signed Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, tennis player Sloane Stephens and soccer player Kelly O’Hara to its biggest women-focused ad campaign ever. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:02] Dear Candidate, thank you for your application to our [00:06] ballet academy. Unfortunately, you [00:10] have not been accepted. You lack the right feet, [00:14] Achilles tendons, turn out, torso length, and bust. [00:20] You have the wrong body for ballet. And at 13, you are [00:25] too old to be considered. 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