Before Venus and Serena, there was Althea. Before Arthur Ashe, there was Althea. Before most of the African-American sports stars of any day were stars, there was Althea. Althea Gibson was the first African-American to win Wimbledon. As a matter of fact, she won back-to-back championships in 1957 and 1958. She didn't wear catsuits or throw fits. She just played her game against the best tennis players in the world. There's an old saying..."Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman." Take a look at the following retrospective on Althea Gibson and you might agree (Email subscribers click here). Until next time...
Be a Good Sport!
-Sol
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Sportsmanship in Black: Althea Gibson
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