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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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Fearing
Worship
Sports
Heart
Men
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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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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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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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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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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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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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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