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Helping someone is what life is all about.

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 was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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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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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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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'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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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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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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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