I'm playing tennis to please me, not them. — Althea (image via Library of Congress) Althea was a lot of firsts — the first black athlete to play at Wimbledon, the first woman of color to win a Grand Slam, and one of the first-ever inductees in the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. And yeah, she was a killer player — maybe the best ever.
A Woman to Know: Althea Gibson
A Woman to Know: Althea Gibson
A Woman to Know: Althea Gibson
I'm playing tennis to please me, not them. — Althea (image via Library of Congress) Althea was a lot of firsts — the first black athlete to play at Wimbledon, the first woman of color to win a Grand Slam, and one of the first-ever inductees in the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. And yeah, she was a killer player — maybe the best ever.