All my life I’ve been competing-and competing to win. I came to realize that in this way, this cancer was the toughest competition I had faced yet. I made up my mind that I was going to lick it all the way. I not only wasn’t going to let it kill me, I wasn’t even going to let it put me on the shelf.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Quotes
It's not enough to just swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let it fly.
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| Birth: | 26th June, 1911 |
| Death: | 27th September, 1956 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Athlete |
About
Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field. Already famous as Babe Didrikson, she married George Zaharias, a professional wrestler, in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 23, 1938. Thereafter, she was largely known as Babe Didrikson Zaharias or Babe Zaharias. The couple met while playing golf. George Zaharias, a Greek American, was a native of Pueblo, Colorado. Called the Crying Greek from Cripple Creek, Zaharias also did some part-time acting. The Zahariases had no children and were rebuffed by authorities when they sought to adopt.
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