It takes a lot to become a champion. You need to be a killer. If you can't look over that net and see Public Enemy Number One, then you aren't going … - Althea Gibson
" "It takes a lot to become a champion. You need to be a killer. If you can't look over that net and see Public Enemy Number One, then you aren't going to be a champ."
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About Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer. She was also one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. She won both the Wimbledon Championships and the US Nationals in 1957 and in 1958. She was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. In the early 1960s she also became the first Black player to compete on the Women's Professional Golf Tour.
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Althea Neale Gibson
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