“No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.” Althea Gibson
Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships and becomes the first black athlete to do so in the 80-year history of the tournament.
Althea Gibson – American Tennis Player – Associated Links:
- Althea Gibson | Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/people/althea-gibson-9310580
- Althea Gibson | International Tennis Hall of Fame: https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/althea-gibson/
- Althea Gibson | ESPN.com: https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00014035.html
- Althea Gibson | Britannica.com: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Althea-Gibson
- Althea Gibson | The Black Past Remembered and Reclaimed: http://www.blackpast.org/aah/gibson-althea-1927-2003
- “Althea Gibson | The “she-ro” who inspired tennis to change” | CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/02/sport/tennis/us-open-althea-gibson-tennis/index.html
- Althea Gibson | Quotes: https://www.thoughtco.com/althea-gibson-quotes-3529144
Link to Photo Credit: Althea Gibson
