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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
Projects
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Sports
Friends
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Judgment traps you within the limitations of your comparisons. It inhibits freedom.
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I was the most powerful left-handed hitter in the Alameda area.
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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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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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Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.
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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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To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.
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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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I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.
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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 never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.
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That's where the future lies, in the youth of today.
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