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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
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I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.
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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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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.
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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.
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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.
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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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To be successful, one must take chances.
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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.
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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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Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.
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I love September, especially when we're in it.
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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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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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