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I see a lot of people who love their jobs. I see some garbage collectors smiling as they go about their work.
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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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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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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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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'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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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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I was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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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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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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Pittsburgh isn't fancy, but it is real. It's a working town and money doesn't come easy. I feel as much a part of this city as the cobblestone streets and the steel mills, people in this town expect an honest day's work, and I've it to them for a long, long time.
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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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