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To be successful, one must take chances.

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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
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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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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
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Life is one big transition.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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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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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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Trying to hit Sandy Koufax was like trying to drink coffee with a fork.
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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 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 bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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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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Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion.
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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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