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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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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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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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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
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I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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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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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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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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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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