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Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
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Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
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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.
Willie Stargell
I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
Willie Stargell
Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
Willie Stargell
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
Willie Stargell
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
Willie Stargell
I love September, especially when we're in it.
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
Life is one big transition.
Willie Stargell
Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
Willie Stargell
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
Willie Stargell
That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
Willie Stargell
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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.
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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
Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
Willie Stargell
I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
Willie Stargell
