Born to win : the authorized biography of Althea Gibson / Frances Clayton Gray, Yanick Rice Lamb ; foreword by Bill Cosby ; afterword by Venus Williams

Author:: Gray, Frances Clayton, 1943-
Published:: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2004]
Copyright Date:: ©2004
Physical Description:: xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Lamb, Yanick Rice

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Contents:

"Traveling girl" -- "Holding court" -- "Champion of nothing" -- "At last! at last" -- "Playing new notes" -- "Turning pro" -- "Swing time" -- "The comeback kid" -- "Ambassador for excellence" -- "Revolutionizing the sports world" -- "A private life, a public legacy".

Subject(s):

Gibson, Althea, 1927-2003
Tennis players—United States—Biography
African American women tennis players—Biography

ISBN:

0471471658 (cloth)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-239) and index.

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