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

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.

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.

In sports, you simply aren't 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.

I hope that I have accomplished just one thing: that I have been a credit to tennis and my country.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.

Most of us who aspire to be tops in our fields don't really consider the amount of work required to stay tops.

I 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.

Winning once can be a fluke; winning twice proves you are the best.

I think I've already got the main thing I've always wanted, which is to be somebody, to have an identify. I'm Althea Gibson, the tennis champion. I hope it makes me happy.

Holistic wisdom is the hallmark of the holistic mindset.

The only secret to food combination is a balance of protein, carbs and fat - they all play a key role in our health.

God is never late and rarely early. He is always exactly right on time--His time.

Sometimes the best music is when you just put it out there.

Since the Exodus, freedom has always spoken with a Hebrew accent.

I mean, I can't say that I've had many deep thoughts because I traveled alone, but it's good to be with myself in the quiet.

I've always at least tried to be self-deprecating when I say anything about myself. As long as you set the bar low, it will keep people from putting you on a pedestal, so they can't knock you off.

It'll become obvious that we've really been working against ourselves.

There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.

What painting is, is exactly what people see.