Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. He has published over 48 works, including the 2007 book titled God's Way Is Still the Best Way.Zig Ziglar was born in Coffee County, Alabama to parents John Silas Ziglar and Viola Ziglar. He was the tenth of twelve children. In 1931, when Ziglar was five years old, his father took a management position at a Mississippi farm, and his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, where he spent most of his early childhood. In 1932, his father died of a stroke, and his younger sister died two days later. Ziglar served in the Navy during World War II (circa 1943 to 1945).