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Bezig met laden... Babe Conquers the World: The Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Zahariasdoor Rich Wallace
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Why isn’t Babe Didrikson a household name, the way Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are household names? She was, after all, in ESPN’s top ten athletes of the 20th century. She did, after all, excel at multiple sports, including basketball, track and field, tennis, and golf. She did, after all, singlehandedly defeat a 22-person track and field team to take the women’s national championship title - breaking four world records in the process (three of which were already her own). And she was, after all, a founding member of the women’s PGA. Read this biography to find out why Babe Didrikson deserves to be someone you know about. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Traces the world record-setting athlete's early childhood ambitions through her courageous final battle with cancer, covering such topics as her achievements at the 1932 Olympics and her later dominance in professional golf. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Born in 1911, Mildred Ella "Babe" Didriksen, Babe was driven to athletic excellence in golf, basketball, and track. She stated, "All my life I've always had the urge to do things better than anybody else." And she did. Babe persevered to become an All-American, world record holder, Olympic medalist, and golf champion. However, Babe also battled poverty, loneliness, and prejudice with the same drive and determination she trained and competed. Despite her successes--Title IX wouldn't become law until 1972 and four decades after Babe's death for a professional women's basketball league to be created. ( )