Babe Didrikson Zaharias Quotes
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A couple of hours of practice is worth ten sloppy rounds.
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Good golf is easier to play-and far more pleasant-than bad golf.
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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.
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The Babe is here. Who's coming in second?
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Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.
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Golf is a game of coordination, rhythm, and grace; women have these to a high degree.
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Study the rules so that you won't beat yourself by not knowing something.
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My philosophy? Practice, practice, practice and win.
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That little white ball won't move until you hit it, and there's nothing you can do after it has gone.
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It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.
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I just hitch up my girdle and let 'er fly.
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The biggest weakness with my game is that I have fun with the galleries. I just love a gallery.
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I played many sports, but when that golf bug hit me, it was permanent.
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If you win through bad sportsmanship that's no real victory.
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The mediocre golfer generally is one who is too lazy to play better.
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Don't worry. Just leave everything in the hands of God.
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I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.
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I don't seem able to do my best unless I'm behind or in trouble.
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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.
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You can't win them all but you can try.
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As your golf improves, your concentration will improve with it.
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I couldn't hit an elephant's ass with a bull fiddle.
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Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.
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I don't see any point in playing the game if you don't win, do you?
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The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.
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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.
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There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.
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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.
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Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.
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All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.
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