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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

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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
Wounds
Hatred
Violence
Sports
Love
Soothes
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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'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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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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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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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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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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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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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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