Althea Gibson: I Always Wanted To Be SomebodyI Always Wanted To Be Somebody is the intimate and candid story of a girl who grew up in the asphalt environs of Harlem. She was known for skipping school, drinking hard liquor, stealing, and fist fighting, yet she went on to break the colour barrier in tennis. Achieving the pinnacle of the sport, Althea Gibson won Wimbledon and the U. S. Open, becoming an inspiration for many future champions such as Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Venus Williams, and