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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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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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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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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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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