Quote by Althea Gibson
In sports, you simply arent considered a real champion until you h

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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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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A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind. – Ronald Graham

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Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture. – Juan Antonio Samaranch

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One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you cant get an answer from someone until 5 oclock tomorrow. There is always an excuse. Living 40 or 50 years like that doesnt get too exciting after a while. – Mark Spitz

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I come from a sports family and my husband is a rugby player. – Kirsty Gallacher

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