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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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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I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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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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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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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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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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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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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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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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You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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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