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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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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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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 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 never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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When we make a mistake, it becomes front-page news. We don't need any reporter telling us how badly we played.
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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've always been a slave to my heart.
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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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We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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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 owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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