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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
Wilver Stargell
Survives
Reflection
Baseball
Everything
Always
Life
Like
Adjusts

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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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'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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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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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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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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 flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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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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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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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