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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
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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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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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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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To be successful, one must take chances.
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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'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
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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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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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Life is one big transition.
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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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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