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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.

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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
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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 Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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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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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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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.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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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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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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