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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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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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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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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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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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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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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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 don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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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