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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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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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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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Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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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