Quotes of Althea Gibson - somelinesforyou

“ No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. ”

- Althea Gibson

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

- Althea Gibson

“ 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

“ I was nervous and confident at the same time, nervous about going out there in front of all of those people, with so much at stake, and confident that I was going to go out there and win. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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

“ 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

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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

“ No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ I was nervous and confident at the same time, nervous about going out there in front of all of those people, with so much at stake, and confident that I was going to go out there and win. ”

- Althea Gibson

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

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ I was nervous and confident at the same time, nervous about going out there in front of all of those people, with so much at stake, and confident that I was going to go out there and win. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson

“ 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. ”

- Althea Gibson
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