Carolina QuotesPeople thought I was ruthless, which I was. I didn't give a darn who was on the other side of the net. I'd knock you down if you got in my way.
Althea Gibson Carolinian
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- Talk at a Women in Sports conference at Catonsville Community College (February 1980)
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- 1980
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