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.
BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIASI 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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I don’t see any point in playing the game if you don’t win, do you?
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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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Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever devised.
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I just hitch up my girdle and let ‘er fly.
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There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.
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Golf is a game of coordination, rhythm, and grace; women have these to a high degree.
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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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Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.
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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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They say golf came easy to me because I was a good athlete, but there’s not any girl on the LPGA Tour who worked near as hard as I did in golf. It’s the toughest game I ever tackled.
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You can’t win them all but you can try.
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My philosophy? Practice, practice, practice and win.
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Some of us are fortunate enough to play championship golf, but this isn’t essential in the enjoyment of the game.
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It’s even harder to stay at the top in sports than it is to get there.
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The mediocre golfer generally is one who is too lazy to play better.
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