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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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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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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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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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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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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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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'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 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 owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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