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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
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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