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Althea Gibson

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

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"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."

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"When cerebral processes enter into sports, you start screwing up. It's like the Constitution, which says separate church and state. You have to separate mind and body."

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"Any advanced student will tell you the best way to recover guard is simply not to get your guard passed in the first place."

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"Football said,"Why I am not a cricket ball to get a shot from Sachin"."

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"Cricket must be proud, "I played by Sachin Tendulkar"."

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"Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown."
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"No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you."
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"I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it's half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me."
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"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."
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"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."
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