Babe Zaharias

“The Babe is here. Who's coming in second?”

“When I'm not hitting the ball, I'm not happy. I have to be active.”

“My main idea in any kind of competition is to win.”

“The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.”

“It's not enough just to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.”

“You have to play it by ear, and that is what I do. I am not a textbook player. I am a natural.”

“Just loosen your girdle and let 'er fly.”

“Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be: I wanted to be the best athlete who ever lived.”

“I am out to beat everybody in sight, and that is just what I am going to do.”

“Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.”

“Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.”

“I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make good.”