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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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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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To be successful, one must take chances.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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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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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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