Quote

That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.

Willie Stargell

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Willie Stargell
Age: 71 †
Born: 1940
Born: March 6
Died: 2011
Died: December 17
Baseball Player
Earlsboro
Oklahoma
Wilver Dornell Stargell
Wilver Stargell
Youth
Lying
Future
Today
Deceit
Lies

More quotes by Willie Stargell

Image
Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
Willie Stargell
Image
Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
Willie Stargell
Image
You only have a few years to play this game and you can't play it if you're all tied up in knots.
Willie Stargell
Image
Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
Willie Stargell
Image
Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox.
Willie Stargell
Image
We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.
Willie Stargell
Image
I've always been a slave to my heart.
Willie Stargell
Image
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
Willie Stargell
Image
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
Willie Stargell
Image
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.
Willie Stargell
Image
To be successful, one must take chances.
Willie Stargell
Image
To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
Willie Stargell
Image
I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.
Willie Stargell
Image
I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
Willie Stargell
Image
Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.
Willie Stargell
Image
Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
Willie Stargell
Image
A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
Willie Stargell
Image
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
Willie Stargell
Image
To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
Willie Stargell
Image
We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
Willie Stargell