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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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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
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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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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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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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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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Life is one big transition.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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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 wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
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