| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 66659 |
| QUOTATION: | Loosen your girdle and let er fly! |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Babe Didrikson Zaharias (19111956), U.S. athlete. As quoted in WomenSports magazine, p. 28 (November 1975).
In the 1930s, the multitalented, blunt-spoken Zaharias said this was her formula for female athletic success. |
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