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Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

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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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It's supposed to be fun, the man says 'Play Ball' not 'Work Ball' you know.
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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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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 was bred as an outcast, part Negro and part Seminole, in my early years raised as an Indian.
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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.
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I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out, I don't get angry at the pitcher, I get angry at myself. I would think that if a pitcher threw up a home run ball, he should be angry at himself.
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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.
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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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I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.
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I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.
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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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When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.
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To be successful, one must take chances.
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My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.
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Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life.
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I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.
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Life is one big transition.
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Don't be sharp or flat just be natural.
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