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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
Wilver Stargell
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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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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 love September, especially when we're in it.
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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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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've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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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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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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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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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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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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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.
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