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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
Soothes
Deepen
Wounds
Hatred
Violence
Sports
Love

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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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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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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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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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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 gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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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 search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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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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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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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