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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
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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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 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 never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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