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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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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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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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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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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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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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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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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