I think I've already got the main thing I've always wanted, which is to be somebody, to have … - Althea Gibson

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I'm passionate about gay rights, but I think we need admit that there are some gay wrongs as well.

Althea Gibson

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 tennis champion. I hope it makes me happy.

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

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

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The loser is always a part of the problem; the winner is always a part of the answer. The loser always has an excuse; the winner always has a program. The loser says it may be possible, but it's difficult; the winner says it may be difficult, but it's possible.

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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.

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No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

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