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Life is one big transition.

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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 proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
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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 gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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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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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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To be successful, one must take chances.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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