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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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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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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 devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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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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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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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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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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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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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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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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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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I wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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