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Quote by Althea Gibson
In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are. – Althea Gibson

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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

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Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields dont really consider the amount of work required to stay tops. – Althea Gibson

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I was a ballplayer, but only for a limited time. I grew up playing in Wisconsin. Its a very sports-centric part of the country that I grew up in and I played a lot of sports, but baseball first and foremost. I played through high school. I was a middle-infielder. – Chad Harbach

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Sports

Life is simply a cricket match, with temptation as the bowler. – Author Unknown

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Sports

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports. – Julius Erving

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Sports

I had no interest in sports so I didnt make friends in that traditional way where kids are in public school and they go and they join clubs, and play sports. So I kind of had to find my own way to make friends and get attention and so I just was the class clown. – Zach Braff

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