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Althea Gibson
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Author : Michael Benson
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Althea Gibson written by Michael Benson and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with categories.
Althea Gibson
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Author : Tom Biracree
language : en
Publisher: Holloway House Publishing
Release Date : 1990
Althea Gibson written by Tom Biracree and has been published by Holloway House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Follows the life of the first Black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon.
Althea Gibson
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Author : Tom Biracree
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 1990-12
Althea Gibson written by Tom Biracree and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12 with categories.
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Althea Gibson
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Author : Beatrice Gormley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2005
Althea Gibson written by Beatrice Gormley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with African American women tennis players categories.
Althea Gibson (1927-2003) was the first black tennis player ever to compete in the U.S. Open and at Wimbledon in England. This biography focuses on Gibson's spirited childhood and highlights the traits that later made her a champion. Illustrations.
Althea Gibson
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Althea Gibson written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Easy reading categories.
Serving Herself
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Author : Ashley Brown
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2023
Serving Herself written by Ashley Brown and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with African American tennis players categories.
"Coming Up the Hard Way "Sometimes, in a tough neighborhood, where there is no way for a kid to prove himself except by playing games and fighting, you've got to establish a record for being able to look out for yourself before they will leave you alone. If they think you're an easy mark, they will all look to build up their own reputations by beating up on you. I learned always to get in the first punch." Althea Gibson, 1958 Four days after her historic victory at Wimbledon in July 1957, Althea Gibson sat at the head table between her parents during a luncheon held in her honor at New York City's famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Wearing a dress of red and blue silk with a corsage pinned to her lapel, she listened as local officials sang her praises. Gibson was "an American girl," "a real lady," and "a wonderful ambassador ... [and] saleswoman" for the country, they said. Speaker after speaker reached for superlatives and generalities to pay tribute to Gibson for rising improbably from "the sidewalks of New York," in the words of Mayor Robert F. Wagner, to winning the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. The commissioner of the department of commerce and public events cut closest to the truth with six words: "She came up the hard way""--
Althea Gibson
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Author : Beatrice Gormley
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Althea Gibson written by Beatrice Gormley and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Tells of the early years of Althea Gibson, the first African American to compete in what is now known as the U.S. Open, and to win the singles championship in what is now the French Open.
The Match
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Author : Bruce Schoenfeld
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-03-17
The Match written by Bruce Schoenfeld and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The incredible story of what happened when two outsiders—one an emerging champion who happens to be Jewish, the other, the first black player to win Wimbledon—pair up not only to form a winning team, but also an enduring friendship. Althea Gibson first met Angela Buxton at an exhibition match in India. On the surface, the two women couldn’t be more different. The daughter of sharecroppers and fiercely competitive, Althea Gibson was born in the American South and turned to athletics in an effort to belong to a community that would welcome her. Angela Buxton, the granddaughter of Russian Jews, grew up in Liverpool. England, where her father ran a successful business. But they both faced their share of prejudice, particularly on the tennis circuit, where they were excluded from tournaments and clubs because of race and religion. At the 1956 Wimbledon, despite their athletic prowess, both were shunned by the other female players and found themselves without doubles partners. Undaunted, they decided to play together. And though they had never so much as practiced together—they triumphed. In Nobody’s Darlings, Bruce Schoenfeld delivers an unexpected story of two underdogs who refused to let bigotry stop them both on the court and off. Here too is the story of a remarkable friendship.
Born To Win
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Author : Frances Clayton Gray
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2004-08-26
Born To Win written by Frances Clayton Gray and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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Althea Gibson
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Author : Fritz Knapp
language : en
Publisher: Price World Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02
Althea Gibson written by Fritz Knapp and has been published by Price World Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, "Althea Gibson: Persistence " discusses the struggles and triumphs of Althea Gibson's life. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself. What emerges after reading these stories is not only a greater understanding and appreciation of the virtues that these icons needed to get through life, but also an inspiration for the reader. Each story is followed by a small quotation from literature to amplify the meaning and application of the virtue, and each story is also followed by a series of study/review questions and other interactive activities to help the reader further understand the virtue and how to achieve it. This book is for people of all ages, but it makes for the perfect gift from parents to children or from adult mentors to their students. Other books in the Sports Virtues series include: Lou Gehrig: Appreciation Gale Sayers and Brian Piccolo: Compassion Roberto Clemente: Dedication Susan Butcher: Determination Pele: Devotion John Wooden: Discipline Mike Krzyzewski: Encouragement Cal Ripken, Jr.: Endurance Walter ""Red"" Barber: Fairness Dennis Byrd: Faithfulness Hank Aaron: Fearlessness Amos Alonzo Stagg: Honesty Eric Liddell: Humility Arthur Ashe: Integrity Bill Bradley: Intelligence Jim Valvano: joyfulness Dan O'Brien & Dave Johnson: Kindness Dean Smith: Loyalty Harvey Penick: Modesty Branch Rickey & Jackie Robinson: Nobility Althea Gibson: Persistence Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Sr.: Respectability Joan Benoit Samuelson & Wilma Rudolph: Strength Vince Lombardi: Toughness Gertrude Ederle: Triumph Ken Venturi: Trust The 1980 Men's and 1998 Women's United States Olympic Hockey Teams: Unity Eddie Robinson: Visionary Happy Chandler: Wisdom
