BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS

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

I couldn't hit an elephant's ass with a bull fiddle.

Loosen your girdle and let er fly!

The mediocre golfer generally is one who is too lazy to play better.

Don't worry. Just leave everything in the hands of God.

All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

I expect to play golf until I am 90-even longer if anybody figures out a way to swing a club from a rocking chair.

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

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.

Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.

Good golf is easier to play-and far more pleasant-than bad golf.

I played many sports, but when that golf bug hit me, it was permanent.

Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.

You know when there's a star, like in show business, the star has her name in lights on the marquee! Right? And the star gets themoney because the people come to see the star, right? Well, I'm the star, and all of you are in the chorus.

As your golf improves, your concentration will improve with it.

If you win through bad sportsmanship that's no real victory.

There are times when a golfer is tempted to throw her clubs away and forget the whole 'humblin' business.' At other times, she wouldn't trade places with a queen-that's when the shots are long and true, and putts are dropping.

It's even harder to stay at the top in sports than it is to get there.

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

I don't see any point in playing the game if you don't win, do you?

I can beat any two players in this tournament by myself. If I need any help, I'll let you know.

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

There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.

I don't seem able to do my best unless I'm behind or in trouble.