One woman athlete stands so tall that no other comes close -- certainly not Billie Jean King. I give you Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias: gold medalist and world record holder in several Olympic events (high jump, long jump, hurdles), but best known as one of the finest golfers of either sex who ever played the game (at one point she won 17 straight amateur titles). More astonishing is that Babe came late to golf and learned it only after competing in track and field and mastering many other sports (tennis, bowling, skating).