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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
Wilver Stargell
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More quotes by Willie Stargell
Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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.
Willie Stargell
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 loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
Willie Stargell
I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
Willie Stargell
The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
Willie Stargell
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.
Willie Stargell
Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
Willie Stargell
Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
Willie Stargell
Helping someone is what life is all about.
Willie Stargell
I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
Willie Stargell
I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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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 would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
Willie Stargell
It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
Willie Stargell
I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
Willie Stargell
I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
Willie Stargell
If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
Willie Stargell
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.
Willie Stargell
