I always wanted to be somebody...If I've made it, it's half because I was game to take a wicked amount of punishment along the way, and half because there were an awful lot of people who cared enough to help me.
Althea GibsonMost of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.
Althea GibsonI don't consciously beat the drums for any cause, not even the negro in the United States.
Althea GibsonI 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.
Althea Gibson