The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historial usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary. Called "the athlete phenomenon of our time, man or woman," Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias participated in almost every sport. She excelled as an Olympic athlete and as a golfer. Golf great Robert Tyre Jones won his first match, a neighborhood tournament for kids, when he was only six years old.

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