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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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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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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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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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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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