In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are. – Althea Gibson
Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields dont really consider the amount of work required to stay tops. – Althea Gibson
In sports, you simply arent considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke winning it twice proves you are the best. – Althea Gibson
Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie Nelson tapes and watched old baseball games on the Classic Sports network. And, tell you the truth, I have done that for maybe about five total minutes. – Dan Rather