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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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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Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
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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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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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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 love September, especially when we're in it.
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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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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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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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 would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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Life is one big transition.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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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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