Althea Gibson Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

11 Famous Quotes by Althea Gibson
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“No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.”
Relationships Quotes
“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 it twice proves you are the best.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“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 the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“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 conveniences to make it so.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“I had to fight for what I achieved.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
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