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Althea Gibson
I always wanted...
I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along...
Being champion is...
Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.
Source: On...
In the field...
In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you...
Most of us...
Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay...
In sports, you...
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it...
Shaking hands with...
Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus...
I think I've...
I think I've already got the main thing I've always wanted, which is to be somebody, to have an identify. I'm Althea...
Talent wins out....
Talent wins out.
Source: In And I Quote, by Ashton Applewhite, 1992.
-- Althea...
No matter what...
No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.
Source: In Time, 26...
I don't want...
I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the...