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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.
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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.
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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 wasn't out drinking and abusing my body. I simply loved to go out and dance.
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Life is one big transition.
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