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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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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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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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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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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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Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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