Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson: I always wanted...

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...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: Being champion is...

Althea Gibson: Being champion is...

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.

Source: On...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: In the field...

Althea Gibson: In the field...

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: Most of us...

Althea Gibson: 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...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: In sports, you...

Althea Gibson: In sports, you...

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: Shaking hands with...

Althea Gibson: 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...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: I think I've...

Althea Gibson: 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...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: Talent wins out....

Althea Gibson: Talent wins out....

Talent wins out.

Source: In And I Quote, by Ashton Applewhite, 1992.
-- Althea...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: No matter what...

Althea Gibson: No matter what...

No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.

Source: In Time, 26...

More about this quote

Althea Gibson: I don't want...

Althea Gibson: 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...

More about this quote

Page 1 of 1


(C)2024 Quotable Women - All Rights Reserved.

Quotable Women
Harrisonburg, VA