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To Honor Babe’s 100th Birthday, Get Moving: Professional & Economic Benefits of Fitness & Why Babe Didrikson Zaharias Is Unforgettable

Posted on June 28th, 2011 by in Life & Culture, Look Who's Pretty Brainy, News

We’ll remember the drive to win that Didrikson exemplified — yes, she would brag about how she was going to win, but she was relentless about training and never failed to back up her big-mouth pronouncements. The morning after a given victory she would resume training. She would drive golf balls until after dark and her hands were bloody on the grip.

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