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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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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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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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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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 gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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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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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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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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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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