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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.

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
Trophies
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Sports
Wonderful
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World
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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 never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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