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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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 gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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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 don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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 flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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