There were a great number of excellent female athletes in the 20th century. “None of the athletes in history have ever accomplished more than Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Jackie Joyner-Kersee” (Steptoe 139). Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Jackie Joyner-Kersee were both exceptionally talented athletes who excelled in many different sports, were considered one of America’s greatest athletes at one time, and both were faced with health problems along the way. Mildred “Babe” Zaharias was born in …showed first 75 words of 832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 832 total…all of the attention that has been shined on them throughout their careers. It is amazing how people who seem to be so far, are yet so near. The big discovery that was determined from their lives was that success did not just all of a sudden come for them. Their training and success started early and continued to get better as they went along, making them both what many called “America’s Finest” (Thompson 109).