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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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Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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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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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
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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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