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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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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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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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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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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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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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