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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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Life is one big transition.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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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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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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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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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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