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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.

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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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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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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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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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I've always been a slave to my heart.
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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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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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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'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 was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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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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