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Life is one big transition.

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 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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I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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 was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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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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Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
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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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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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