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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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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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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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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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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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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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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 was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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