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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

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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
Presented
Appropriate
Whenever
Gave
Situation
Stars

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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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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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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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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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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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