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Photo of Althea Gibson Playing Tennis
爱尔西亚.吉布森在纽约佛瑞斯特山参加网球比赛

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爱尔西亚吉布森 (Althea Gibson) 又赢了!195776

爱尔西亚.吉布森上第一堂网球课时,才14岁。一年之后,她就赢得了第一场巡回比赛的胜利。吉布森是一个伟大的运动员。她也是第一个能在全美国运动比赛中崭露头角的非裔美人。她曾经赢得许多美国与国际比赛的冠军,但是爱尔西亚.吉布森所必须面对的事情却比网球比赛更为艰辛。


Althea Gibson was fourteen years old when she took her first tennis lesson, and one year later, she won her first tournament. Gibson was a great athlete. She was the first African American to compete for the U.S. Nationals. She won many U.S. and international titles, but Althea Gibson had something much tougher than tennis tournaments to face.
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