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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

Willie Stargell

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Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
Baseball Player
Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
Wilver Stargell
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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
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I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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Life is one big transition.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.
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They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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