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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.

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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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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Life is one big transition.
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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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Helping someone is what life is all about.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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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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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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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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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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