I was nervous and confident at the same, nervous about going out there in front of all those people, with so much at stake, and confident that I was going to go out there and win. — Althea Gibson Copy Share Image
I think I have done enough for sports and made enough of a name for myself to deserve some sort of backing - most… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
I hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country. — Althea Gibson Copy Share
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… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
I always wanted to be somebody...If I've made it, it's half because I was game to take a wicked amount of punishment along the… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
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… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops. — Althea Gibson Copy Share
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 Gibson, the… — Althea Gibson Copy Share
I don't consciously beat the drums for any cause, not even the negro in the United States. — Althea Gibson Copy Share
In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are. — Althea Gibson Copy Share
