In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.
Interpretation
Your achievements in sports define you more than your personal characteristics.
Althea Gibson's quote emphasizes that in the competitive arena of sports, it is your performance and accomplishments that matter most. Athletes are often judged and valued by their skills and successes rather than their personal attributes, highlighting the merit-based nature of sports where actions speak louder than words.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young athletes about the importance of dedication.
The loser is always a part of the problem; the winner is always a part of the answer. The loser always has an excuse; the winner always has a program. The loser says it may be possible, but it's difficult; the winner says it may be difficult, but it's possible.
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.
I always wanted to be somebody...If I've made it, it's half because I was game to take a wicked amount of punishment along the way, and half because there were an awful lot of people who cared enough to help me.
I was a more aggressive rider than Armstrong. I would attack more often. He waits for the other guys, then counter-attacks.
T20 is fickle, so it's important we don't chase the win, we chase how we want to be playing cricket.
In my very first NFL game, I completed my first pass to Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk.
I have not been short of invitations to other clubs and have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool.
Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes.
Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.
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