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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.

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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If a reporter doesn't like the person he's writing about, it shows up in his article.
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Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them.
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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.
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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 was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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Vietnam helped me realize who the true heroes really are in this world. It's not the home-run hitters.
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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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I was always a self-proclaimed poor slider.
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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 loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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