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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 never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.
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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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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 would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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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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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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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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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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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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