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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.
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
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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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 gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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 loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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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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There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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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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