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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've always been a slave to my heart.
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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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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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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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They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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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 eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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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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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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