Babe Didrikson Zaharias Quotes

I would love to win the Ballon d'Or, but honestly, I'm not even thinking about it.

I knew what I wanted to do even when I was a little girl.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a baseball player.

I want the same thing I've wanted since I was 7 years old. I want to be No. 1.

I guess I've sort of always wanted to be an actress, except when I was five, which, I did want to be the Queen of England.

I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives, all these different jobs. And the only thing I could think was an actor.

I always told my dad I'd play professional football.

Ever since I was 7 years old, I wanted to be great.

It's always been my dream to compete.

I really wanted to come into the Olympics.

I had always wanted to pursue music. It was always a dream, but it was always a dream in the sense of, when you're young, 'I want to be president' or 'I want to be an astronaut and fly to Mars.' That's what it was to me.

I remember quite clearly a time when I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I was six, I was worry-free, and I aspired to be an actor-slash-pizza maker. To me, the decision was simple; that is what would make me happy.

Alistair made my goals feel more achievable. I remember him competing for Great Britain when he was 15, and he came back with his GB kit. I thought, 'Wow, I want a part of that.' Sportsmen can seem distant, like superheroes. Seeing my brother achieve that made me think I could, too.

I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.

You get older, and you want to be a professional athlete; you want to win on the biggest stage.

I definitely want to be one of the best players in the history of the game. That's a good goal to have.

When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing. I told him I wanted to be a real Major League baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?” (…) A sigh of longing. “To be honest, I wanted to be ruler of the entire world. Or the ruler’s trophy wife.

I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of general sport.

Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.

I think just dreaming big and having aspirations is important. So you know I want to be the greatest of all time at what I do and if you're not trying to be the greatest at what you do then you're not doing it for real.

I don't usually set personal goals.

I always wanted to be a winner, to score goals. There was no massive bravery in terms of my mum passing away and stepping up. I just wanted to score. I know everyone would have given me a pass on it if I hadn't taken it. But I'd have had the hump with myself if I'd shirked it.

I had big dreams when I was a boy. And I can't say that I never saw a beach house in Malibu in those dreams.

I obviously wanted to play for the Kansas City Royals. (Laughter) I also knew that was far-fetched. The truth is I don't really know what I wanted to do.