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 GibsonI hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country.
Althea GibsonFrom 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.
Althea GibsonI was nervous and confident at the same, nervous about going out there in front of all those people, with so much at stake, and confident that I was going to go out there and win.
Althea Gibson