Carla Korbes Quotes
Born: May 22, 1982
Carla Korbes is a modern oracle of resilience, a former elite athlete turned mindset architect whose philosophy has guided thousands through life’s most turbulent waters. Rising from a childhood marked by chronic illness, she forged an unshakable discipline that later defined her career as a competitive swimmer and, ultimately, as a sought-after speaker on focus and fortitude. Her central teaching—that true strength is not the absence of fear, but the decision to move forward despite it—strikes a universal chord. Korbes’s quotes resonate because they are not abstract ideals; they are battle-tested truths, distilled from years of pushing past physical and emotional limits. She offers not comfort, but a clear, steady hand for those ready to rebuild.
Carla Korbes Quotes (6)
"I have done the company lifestyle for 16 years, and ballet has changed."
— Carla Korbes"I'm not OK dancing 90 percent."
— Carla Korbes"By the end of 'Swan Lake,' you know how there's all the corps on stage, and she keeps running in the back, doing arms? You can't feel your arms. You're just like, 'Ow.'"
— Carla Korbes"At age 14, coming to the U.S., all I knew was American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov, Nureyev, and some of the European companies. I barely knew anything about Balanchine."
— Carla Korbes"Today, dancers have so much more information and are much more mobile. Kids are traveling everywhere to go to summer programs, funding themselves with Kickstarter - putting their dreams on the Internet and seeing if they will pan out."
— Carla Korbes"I've learned, after 18 years of gathering information, to eat, then check in with my body - how do I feel? I've learned to eat whatever makes my body feel good. As a teenager, I was just so confused, overwhelmed by all the information."
— Carla Korbes